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Types of Personality Disorders

The document summarizes the 10 types of personality disorders categorized into 3 clusters by the DSM-5. Cluster A disorders involve unusual thinking and include paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders. Cluster B disorders involve erratic emotions/behaviors and include antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders. Cluster C disorders involve severe anxiety and include avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.

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Types of Personality Disorders

The document summarizes the 10 types of personality disorders categorized into 3 clusters by the DSM-5. Cluster A disorders involve unusual thinking and include paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders. Cluster B disorders involve erratic emotions/behaviors and include antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders. Cluster C disorders involve severe anxiety and include avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.

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What are the types of personality disorders?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5),


which is the standard reference publication for recognized mental
illnesses, organizes the 10 types of personality disorders into three
main clusters (categories). Each cluster has different symptoms in
common.
Cluster A personality disorders

Cluster A personality disorders involve unusual and eccentric


thinking or behaviors. These include:

 Paranoid personality disorder: The main feature of this


condition is paranoia, which is a relentless mistrust and
suspicion of others without adequate reason for suspicion.
People with paranoid personality disorder often believe others
are trying to demean, harm or threaten them.
 Schizoid personality disorder: This condition is marked by a
consistent pattern of detachment from and general disinterest in
interpersonal relationships. People with schizoid personality
disorder have a limited range of emotions when interacting with
others.
 Schizotypal personality disorder: People with this condition
display a consistent pattern of intense discomfort with and limited
need for close relationships. Relationships may be hindered by
their distorted views of reality, superstitions and unusual
behaviors.
Cluster B personality disorders

Cluster B personality disorders involve dramatic and erratic


behaviors. People with these types of conditions display intense,
unstable emotions and impulsive behaviors. Cluster B personality
disorders include:

 Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD): People with ASPD


show a lack of respect toward others and don’t follow socially
accepted norms or rules. People with ASPD may break the law
or cause physical or emotional harm to others around them.
They may refuse to take responsibility for their behaviors and/or
display disregard for the negative consequences of their actions.
 Borderline personality disorder (BPD): This condition is
marked by difficulty with emotional regulation, resulting in low
self-esteem, mood swings, impulsive behaviors and subsequent
relationship difficulties.
 Histrionic personality disorder: This condition is marked by
intense, unstable emotions and a distorted self-image. For
people with histrionic personality disorder, their self-esteem
depends on the approval of others and doesn’t come from a true
feeling of self-worth. They have an overwhelming desire to be
noticed by others, and may display dramatic and/or inappropriate
behaviors to get attention.
 Narcissistic personality disorder: This condition involves a
consistent pattern of perceived superiority and grandiosity, an
excessive need for praise and admiration and a lack of empathy
for others. These thoughts and behaviors often stem from low
self-esteem and a lack of self-confidence.
Cluster C personality disorders

Cluster C personality disorders involve severe anxiety and fear.


They include:

 Avoidant personality disorder: People with this condition have


chronic feelings of inadequacy and are highly sensitive to being
negatively judged by others. Though they would like to interact
with others, they tend to avoid social interaction due to the
intense fear of being rejected.
 Dependent personality disorder: This condition is marked by a
constant and excessive need to be cared for by someone else. It
also involves submissiveness, a need for constant reassurance
and the inability to make decisions. People with dependent
personality disorder often become very close to another person
and spend great effort trying to please that person. They tend to
display passive and clinging behavior and have a fear of
separation.
 Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD): This
condition is marked by a consistent and extreme need for
orderliness, perfectionism and control (with no room for flexibility)
that ultimately slows or interferes with completing a task. It can
also interfere with relationships.

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