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Personality Disorders Summary

Personality disorders are categorized into three clusters: Cluster A (suspicious), Cluster B (emotional and impulsive), and Cluster C (anxious), each containing specific disorders with distinct characteristics. These disorders significantly impact daily life and relationships, manifesting in behaviors such as distrust, emotional distance, impulsivity, and anxiety. With proper understanding and support, individuals can manage these disorders and improve their quality of life.

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Personality Disorders Summary

Personality disorders are categorized into three clusters: Cluster A (suspicious), Cluster B (emotional and impulsive), and Cluster C (anxious), each containing specific disorders with distinct characteristics. These disorders significantly impact daily life and relationships, manifesting in behaviors such as distrust, emotional distance, impulsivity, and anxiety. With proper understanding and support, individuals can manage these disorders and improve their quality of life.

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Common Personality Disorders - Summary

Personality disorders are patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that seriously affect daily life and

relationships. They're grouped into 3 clusters:

Cluster A: Suspicious

- Paranoid Personality Disorder: Distrusts everyone-even close ones. Always suspects others are out to get

them.

- Schizoid Personality Disorder: Emotionally distant, prefers being alone, avoids social life.

- Schizotypal Personality Disorder: Believes they can control people/events with their thoughts. Often

misreads situations and avoids close relationships.

Cluster B: Emotional and Impulsive

- Antisocial Personality Disorder: Breaks rules, aggressive, no guilt. Often lies, steals, or uses drugs.

- Borderline Personality Disorder: Feels empty, fears being left out. Mood swings, impulsive actions, even

self-harm.

- Histrionic Personality Disorder: Overdramatic, attention-seeking, sensitive to criticism.

- Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Thinks they're superior. Shows off, lacks empathy.

Cluster C: Anxious

- Avoidant Personality Disorder: Feels inferior. Fears rejection and avoids people.

- Dependent Personality Disorder: Can't make decisions alone. Always needs support and fears being left.

- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: Obsessed with rules, perfection, and order. Gets upset if

things aren't perfect.

Conclusion:

These disorders can deeply affect a person's life. With understanding and help, people can manage them

and live better lives.

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