10 TYPES OF PERSONALITY

DISORDERS AND THEIR

SYMPTOMS
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WHAT IS A PERSONALITY
DISORDER?
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WHAT IS A PERSONALITY
DISORDER?

We all have our own unique way of thinking,

feeling, behaving and reacting. This all goes into
making up our personality. .

A personality disorder is an ailment that affects

these very things that make us into the people that
we are.
Personality disorders, therefore, affect our way of 
thinking, feeling, behaving and reacting. They
can cause problems with day-to-day life and have
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WHAT IS A PERSONALITY
DISORDER?

They affect our relationships with significant

others such as family and friends, and we might
find it difficult to maintain employment. .

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THE SYMPTOMS OF PERSONALITY
DISORDERS
• Your feelings, thoughts and behaviour cause you
or others significant problems in daily life.
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• Your feelings, thoughts and behaviours cause

significant problems across different aspects of
your life.

• These problems have continued for a long time.

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TYPES OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS

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• There are ten different types of 

personality disorderswhich can be
grouped into three broad clusters – A,
B or C:
• Cluster A
Paranoid personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
 Anyone displaying a Cluster A personality disorder
would be suspicious about others and show odd and
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• Cluster B
Antisocial personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder

• Those displaying a Cluster B personality

disorder would have problems relating to 
others and would come across as dramatic,
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TYPES OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS

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• Cluster C
• Avoidant personality disorder
• Dependent personality disorder
• Obsessive Compulsive personality disorder

• Anyone who has been diagnosed with a Cluster

C personality disorder is afraid of 
relationships and shows fear and anxiety
around people. They may also become
withdrawn from society.
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 PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
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• Those with paranoid personality disorder find

it extremely difficult to trust people. They
also:
 Think that people are lying to them
 Worry that confidential information is being
used against them
 Believe they are being watched
 Think there are hidden messages in innocent
communications
 Look for betrayal and signs of manipulation

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 SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER

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• Those with schizoid personality disorder may

come across as cold and detached. They also:

 Are uninterested in forming close relationships with

people
Have little desire to form relationships
Have limited ability to experience pleasure or
joy
Prefer to be alone
Are uninterested in praise or criticism
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 SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

• Those with schizotypal personality disorder

will have poor social skills and behave in an
odd way, experiencing delusional thoughts.
They also:
Attach undue significance to everyday events,
believing they are receiving secret messages
Express themselves in an odd manner that others
find eccentric
Believe that they have special powers such as
reading people’s minds
Have very unusual ways of talking and often go
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 CLUSTER B
ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER (ASPD)

• Those with antisocial personality often

intimidate others and are seen as bullies. They
also:

Show a lack of concern about their actions

Put themselves in risky or illegal situations
Behave in a dangerous way without considering
the consequences
Show no guilt or remorse for their actions
Are easily bored and act on impulse
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 BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (BPD)
Those with borderline personality disorder worry
about abandonment and work hard to stop that
happening. They also:

Are dramatic emotionally and can be up one

minute and rock bottom the next
Be fickle about their own sense of self
Find it hard to maintain relationships
Act on impulse and do things to excess

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HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

Those with histrionic disorder have to be the 

centre of attention at all times. They also:

• Think that they have to entertain all the time

• Feel that they are the life and soul of the party
• Are dramatic and over the top all the time
• Need constant approval from others

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NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

These people believe they are the special ones

and that normal rules do not apply. They also:

• Think that they deserve more than others

• Have delicate self-esteem
• Feel resentment if they are not recognized
• Resent other people’s successes
• Put their own needs above other people

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CLUSTER C
AVOIDANT (OR ANXIOUS) PERSONALITY
DISORDER

• People with avoidant personality disorder tend

to avoid any social activity including work that
involves interacting with other people. They
also:

• Avoid any kind of social activity

• Expect to be ‘caught out’ and embarrassed
• Worry about being rejected by their peers
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DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER

People with this disorder tend to feel weak and 

needy with a dispensation to be unable to
function without the aid of others. They also:

• Prefer for others to take control in important

areas in their lives
• Have low self-esteem and are seen as passive
by others
• Agree to decisions that are not in their interests
• Regard others are more capable than FIRST UP 18
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OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY
DISORDER (OCPD)
People with obsessive compulsive disorder have
to keep everything in order and keep strict
control over their lives. They also:

• Feel anxious when things are out of control

• Except something awful to happen if they are
not in control
• Are hoarders who cannot let go of things
• Set very high standards for themselves
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PERSONALITY DISORDER TREATMENTS

• Psychological – whereby a person discusses

their thoughts with a trained professional.
• Psychodynamic – Looking back into early
childhood traumas.
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – Changing
the way we think about our behaviour in order
to change our actions.
• Interpersonal Therapy – Looking at how our
relationships affect our mental health.
• Medication – Some severe forms of disorders
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THANK YOU
Philip Carlo M. de Leon RSW

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