PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Personality disorders are patterns of behavior that
both deviate from expectation of culture, and have
effects on someone’s ability to build relationships
and function. Maladaptive, ingrained and pervasive
traits; manifest as inflexible and unhelpful responses
to wide range of circumstance.
Cluster A: Weird
General perception of odd, eccentric, unable to
maintain or develop relationships. Cluster A is
associated with Schizophrenia.
Paranoid: Distrusting & suspicious. Cynical,
unforgiving and perceive attacks on them.
Schizoid: “The night-toll attendant” – happy to be
socially withdrawn and have no relationships.
Doesn’t seek relationships and has limited emotion.
Has flat affect and doesn’t take pleasure in activities.
Schizotypal: “Lady Gaga” – The eccentric and
magical; has odd beliefs about connections with
coincidence. They are awkward, anxious and also
have trouble making meaningful relationships.
Cluster B: Wild Cluster C: Weak/Whimpey
General perception of dramatic, emotional & General perception of Anxious and dependent.
sporadic. Cluster B is associated with Mood Cluster C is associated with Anxiety
Disorder.
Avoidant: Sexy librarian – Wants relationships but it
Borderline: “Teds cop girlfriend” – they are unstable, too afraid to go for them due to hypersensitive and
impulsive and self-mutilate. These people use fear of rejection. Seem socially awkward.
spitting, where things are either very good or very
bad. Dependent: House wife in abusive relationship –
Histrionic: Attention seeking; Concerned with
Submissive, clingy, low-self esteem.
superficial looks/perception, overly emotional and Obsessive-Compulsive: Dt. Monk – An Ego-syntonic
dramatic. Can be very sexual and flirtatious, will do want perfection at the expense of efficiency, and
what it takes to keep attention. need control. Different from OCD where the person
has Ego-dystonic compulsion or ritual.
Narcissistic: Ron Burgundy – Grandiose and ego-
centric, thinks that because they are the best, they
should get the best (entitled). They react very poorly
to criticism, usually with rage.
Asocial: Criminals – They have no remorse for others,
they are manipulative and will do what it takes to
serve their agenda.