PERSONALITY DISORDERS Personality Disorders derive from a personality pattern of long standing that seriously impair an individual's ability to function in social or work settings The DSM IV classifies 10 types of personality disorders

CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS Chronic history of the following: Poor judgement Disordered thinking Emotional disturbances Disrupted social relationships Lack of impulse control

PERSONALITY DISORDERS Eccentric Personality Disorders Paranoid - unwanted suspicion of others (mistrust) Schizoid - lack of interest in people or relationships Schizotypal - symptoms of schizophrenia but not severe enough to be classified as psychotic

ANXIOUS PERSONALITY DISORDERS Avoidant - hypersensitive to social rejection Dependent - excessive reliance on others, reluctant to make decisions on their own Obsessive-compulsive- rigid need for perfection, order, control, preoccupied with details

NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance (grandiose) Have the need for constant attention Want everyone's admiration Preoccupied with fantasies of success or power React in appropriately to criticism Do not deal well with setbacks or failure (often overreact)

NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER Have problems with interpersonal relationships Feel they are entitled to favors (people are obligated to them) Exploit others for their own purposes Have no empathy or understanding of the feelings of others

ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER Marked by a long pattern of irresponsible or harmful behavior Behavior indicates a lack of conscience (no guilt) Do not feel they have a responsibility to others (only their own satisfaction is of importance)

ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER Chronic lying, stealing, and fighting are common behaviors for those diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder Do not feel shame, guilt, anxiety or other intense emotions People with anti-social personality disorders are able to keep their cool in situations where others would become upset If this develops into a criminal pattern they are labeled as psychopaths or sociopaths

This disorder is not limited to " criminals" but is also found in those who put career, money, or power above everything or everyone 2%-3% of the population in the United States may have this disorder Men are four times more likely to be diagnosed with this disorder ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER People with this disorder have intense, unstable emotions They will also develop distorted images of themselves Need for attention, will act dramatically or inappropriately to get attention (behavior will seem insincere) Their self-esteem depends on the approval of others Have shallow social relationships

HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER In order to be the center of attention they may: Be overly flirtatious / dress provocatively / inappropriately be seductive Overly concerned with appearance Be gullible or influenced by others Not thinking before acting or make rash decisions In order to gain attention may threaten suicide

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER Mains signs include: Instability Impulsiveness Unpredictable moods Troubled interpersonal relationships Are often abusive or are abused in relationships

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER People who have borderline personality disorder have little tolerance for frustration Their impulsivity may lead to: Substance abuse Gambling Promiscuity Binge eating Reckless driving Self-mutilation Suicide attempts

CAUSES FOR PERSONALITY DISORDERS The cause for these disorders is not known Believe it is the result of both learned and inherited factors There is a tendency for these disorders to run in a family, is the result of a genetic predisposition or a learned behavior as a child imitates the behavior of those in their surroundings