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Personality Disorders

What is personality?

Your personality is your own way of thinking, feeling, behaving, and relating to others. Once you become an adult, your personality usually doesn't change much.

What are personality disorders?

Personality disorders are a group of mental disorders. They involve long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that are different from what is considered normal in your culture. The thoughts and behaviors are unhealthy and inflexible. They cause serious problems with relationships, work, and social activities. They can make it hard to deal with everyday stresses and problems.

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Results 1 - 10 of 340 for Personality disorder
  1. Personality Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... personality usually doesn't change much. What are personality disorders? Personality disorders are a group of mental disorders. They involve ... stresses and problems. What are the types of personality disorders? There are 10 types of personality disorders. They ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/personalitydisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. Histrionic personality disorder 
    Histrionic personality disorder is a mental condition in which people act in a very emotional and dramatic way that draws ... Causes of histrionic personality disorder are unknown. Genes and ... may be responsible. It is diagnosed more often in women than in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001531.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Antisocial personality disorder 
    Antisocial personality disorder is a mental condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or ... A person with antisocial personality disorder may: Be able to act ... flattery and manipulating other people's emotions Break the law ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000921.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Dependent personality disorder 
    Dependent personality disorder is a mental condition in which people depend too much on others to meet their emotional and ... Causes of dependent personality disorder are unknown. The disorder ... It is one of the most common personality disorders and is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000941.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Schizoid personality disorder 
    Schizoid personality disorder is a mental condition in which a person has a lifelong pattern of indifference to others and ... shares many of the same risk factors. Schizoid personality disorder is not as disabling as schizophrenia. It doesn' ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000920.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Avoidant personality disorder 
    Avoidant personality disorder is a mental condition in which a person has a lifelong pattern of feeling very: Shy Inadequate ... Causes of avoidant personality disorder are unknown. Genes or a physical illness that changed the person's appearance may play a role.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000940.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Schizotypal personality disorder 
    Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) is a mental condition in which a person has trouble with relationships and disturbances in thought ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001525.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
    Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a mental condition in which a person is preoccupied with: Rules Orderliness Control
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000942.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Narcissistic personality disorder 
    Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental condition in which a person has: An excessive sense of self-importance An extreme ... Narcissistic personality disorder is diagnosed based on a psychological ... The health care provider will consider how long and how ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000934.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Borderline personality disorder 
    Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental condition in which a person has long-term patterns of unstable or turbulent ... or someone you know has symptoms of borderline personality disorder. It is especially important to seek help right ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000935.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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