1. Personality continued
Abnormal 5.2
Personality continued

2. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Grandiosity, need for admiration
Extremely self-absorbed
Intolerant of others
Indifferent to the effect of their own behavior
Psychology 7e in Modules

3. Antisocial Personality Disorder
Not a person who is “shy”
Personality disorder in which the person shows a lack of conscience for wrongdoing
Shows no respect for the rights others
Usually male
Also known as psychopathic or sociopathic personality disorder
Psychology 7e in Modules

4. Understanding Antisocial Personality Disorder
PET scans of 41 murderers revealed reduced activity in the frontal lobes. In a follow-up study repeat offenders had 11% less frontal lobe compared to normals (Raine et al., 1999; 2000).
Courtesy of Adrian Raine,
University of Southern California
Normal
Murderer

5. Understanding Antisocial Personality Disorder
Probability of crime increases twice as much when childhood poverty is compounded with obstetrical complications (Raine et al., 1999; 2000).

6. Cluster C: Personality Disorders Related to Anxiety
Psychology 7e in Modules

7. Avoidant Personality Disorder
So sensitive about being rejected that personal relationships become difficult
Psychology 7e in Modules

8. Dependent Personality Disorder
Behave in clingy, submissive ways and displays a strong need to have others take care of them
Rely too much on the attention and help of others.
Psychology 7e in Modules

9. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Characterized by a general psychological inflexibility, rigid conformity to rules and procedures, perfectionism, and excessive orderliness.
Tend to stress perfectionism above all else, and feel anxious when they perceive that things aren't "right".
Psychology 7e in Modules

10. Etiology of personality disorders
Physiological differences in brain activity (most notably antisocial with regard to arousal levels)
Behaviorists and socioculturalists would want to examine the home environment, were inappropriate behaviors reinforced, etc