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personality disorder
Also known as: character disorder
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- Also called:
- Character Disorder
- Key People:
- Karen Horney
- Patrick McGorry
- Related Topics:
- narcissism
- psychopathy
- dark triad
- borderline personality disorder
- dark tetrad
personality disorder, mental disorder that is marked by deeply ingrained and lasting patterns of inflexible, maladaptive, or antisocial behaviour. A personality disorder is an accentuation of one or more personality traits to the point that the trait significantly impairs an individual’s social or occupational functioning. Personality disorders are not, strictly speaking, illnesses, since they need not involve the disruption of emotional, intellectual, or perceptual functioning. In many cases, an individual with a personality disorder does not seek psychiatric treatment for such unless he is pressured to by his relations or by a court. There are many different types of personality ...(100 of 407 words)