Personality Disorder

PERSONALITY: Refer to the collection of characteristics that makes an individual, which includes the way one THINK, FEEL, BEHAVE.

DISORDER: For some reason part of the personality develops in the ways that makes it difficult for the

Difficulty faced with the person known to have Personality disorder Making or keeping relationships Get on with people at work Get on with friends and family Keep out of Trouble Control one’s own feeling and behavior Three main Groups of Personality disorder Cluster A: Odd and Eccentric Cluster B: Dramatic and Erratic Cluster C: Anxious and Fearful Cluster A: Odd and Eccentric Suspicious Odd ideas In fantasy world Emotionally Cold Inappropriate Emotions Cluster B: Dramatic and Erratic Anti social activities Aggression No guilt Impulsive Cluster C: Anxious and Fearful Feeling of insecure and inferiority Perfectionist and rigid Sensitive to criticism Dependent on others

Recovery MEDICATION: some class of drugs help control some of the symptoms of personality disorders. Generally the classes of drugs used are Anti Psychotics (Especially in Cluster A) Anti Depressants (Especially in Cluster B and C) Mood stabilizers ( To help impulsivity and aggression ) Psycho Social Therapies Dialectical Behavior Metallization Schema Focused Therapy Transference Focused Therapy Cognitive Analytical Therapy Cognitive Therapy Self Help Try and unwind when stressed Balance diet which is healthy Avoid Alcohol and drug Take up interest and hobby Try and talk it out Take good physical exercise Intriguing Facts By late teens or early 20’s most individuals develop own personality with their own distinctive way of thinking , feeling and behaving which remains pretty much the