This document discusses personality disorders. It defines personality as characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and acting, and disorder as disturbance or confusion. Personality disorders affect how people manage feelings and relate to others. They include avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive, depressive, passive-aggressive, and sadistic types. Signs include social anxiety, low self-esteem, difficulty forming relationships, and excessive anger in some types. Causes may include genes and environment. Treatment involves psychotherapy like talk therapy and medication.

1. TITLE : THE
PERSONALITY DISORDERS

2. WHAT IS PERSONALITY DISORDER?
PERSONALITY
An individual's characteristic pattern of
thinking , feeling and acting.
DISORDER
Disturbance or confusion.
PERSONALITY DISORDER
Personality disorders are mental health conditions
that affect how people manage their feelings and how
they relate to other people.

3. TYPE OF PERSONALITY
Type A
•Feel time
pressure.
•Easily angered.
•Competitive and
ambitious.
•Work hard and
play hard.
•More prone to
heart disease
than
rest of
Type B
•Relaxed and
easygoing.
•But some people fit
in this type.

4. THEORIES
PSYCHOANALYTIC
SOCIAL PSYCHOANALYTIC
BEHAVIORISTIC
HUMANISTIC
TRAIT THEORIES

5. DEFINITIONDEFINITION
PERSONALITYPERSONALITY
DISORDERSDISORDERS
A personality disorders is enduring pattern of
inner experiences and behaviors that deviate
markedly from the expectation of the
idividual culture.Is pervasive and flexible has
an outset and in adolescence and early
adulthood . That create distress or
impairment.
A personality disorders is enduring pattern of inner experiences and
behaviors that deviate markedly from the expectation of the idividual
culture.Is pervasive and flexible has an outset and in adolescence and
early adulthood . That create distress or impairment.
PERSONALITPERSONALIT
Y DISORDERY DISORDER

6. THE TYPES OF PERSONALITY
DISORDERS
1. AVOI DANT PERSONALI TY DI SORDER1. AVOI DANT PERSONALI TY DI SORDER- Sosial
inhibitions, feelings of in adequency, extreme sensitivity to
negative evaluation and avoidance of sosial interaction.
2. DEPENDENT PERSONALI TY DI SORDER2. DEPENDENT PERSONALI TY DI SORDER - Pervesive
psychological dependence on other people.
3 .OBSESSI VE- COMPULSI VE PERSONALI TYOBSESSI VE- COMPULSI VE PERSONALI TY
DI SORDERDI SORDER-Characterized by rigid conformity to rules,
moral codes and excessive orderliness.

7. 4. DEPRESSI VE PERSONALI TY DI SORDER - Is a
pervasive pattern of depressive cognitions and behaviors
beginning by early adulthood.
5. PASSI VE- AGGRESSI VE PERSONALI TY DI SORDER
- Is a pattern of negative attitudes and passive resistence in
interpersonal situations.
6. SADI STI C PERSONALI TY DI SORDER - Is a pervasive
pattern of cruel, demeaning and aggressive behavior.

8. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS FOR
AVOIDANT PERSONALITY
DISORDER
•Avoiding work, social, or school activities for
fear of criticism or rejection. It may feel as if you
are frequently unwelcome in social situations,
even when that is not the case. This is because
people with avoidant personality disorder have a
low threshold for criticism and often imagine
themselves to be inferior to others.
•Low self-esteem
•Self-isolation

9. SIGNS & SYPMTOMS FORSIGNS & SYPMTOMS FOR
DEPENDANTDEPENDANT
PERSONALITYPERSONALITY
DISORDERDISORDER
Has difficulty making everyday decisions
without an excessive amount of advice and
reassurance from others.
Needs others to assume responsibility for most
major areas of his or her life.
Has difficulty expressing disagreement with
others because of fear of loss of support or
approval.
Has difficulty initiating projects or doing things
on his or her own (because of a lack of self-
confidence in judgment or abilities rather than a
lack of motivation or energy).
Goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance
and support from others, to the point of
volunteering to do things that are unpleasant.
Feels uncomfortable or helpless when alone
because of exaggerated fears of being unable to
care for himself or herself.

10. •They find it hard to express their feelings.
•They have difficulty forming and maintaining close relationships with others.
•They’re hard working, but their obsession with perfection can make them inefficient.
•They often feel righteous, indignant, and angry.
•They often face social isolation.
•They can experience anxiety that occurs with depression.

11. SIGN & SYMPTOMS OF
DEPRESSIVE PERSONALITY
DISODER
These people are chronically unhappy , anhedonic, and
generally pessimistic
Their lives are usually described as lonely and sad .
They tend to feel hopeless and inadequate with frequent self-
doubting
Their personality trait are consistent with depressive
symptoms

12. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVESIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE
PERSONALITY DISORDERPERSONALITY DISORDER
Acting sullen
Avoiding responsibility by claiming forgetfulness
Being inefficient on purpose
Blaming others
Complaining

13. SIGN & SYMPTOMS OFSIGN & SYMPTOMS OF
SADISTIS PERSONALITYSADISTIS PERSONALITY
DISORDERDISORDERCruelty to animals, children and
other people.
Chronic anxiety, irritability, and
anger.
Overly dramatic or unwarranted
emotional reactions in social
situations

14. CAUSES OFCAUSES OF
PERSONALITYPERSONALITY
DISORDERDISORDER
GenesGenes - Certain personality traits may- Certain personality traits may
be passed on to us by our parentsbe passed on to us by our parents
through inherited genes. These traitsthrough inherited genes. These traits
are sometimes called TEMPERAMENT.are sometimes called TEMPERAMENT.
ENVIRONMENT -ENVIRONMENT - This involves theThis involves the
surroundings one grew up in, eventssurroundings one grew up in, events
that occured, and relationship withthat occured, and relationship with
family members and others.family members and others.

15. TREATMENT FOR PERSONALITYTREATMENT FOR PERSONALITY
DISORDERDISORDER
PSYCHOTHERAPY
•Talk theraphy
•Insight theraphy
•Group theraphy
•Counselling theraphy
MEDICATIONS
•Antidepressants
•Mood stabilizers
•Antipsychotics

16. COPING SKILLS FOR FAMILY
MEMBERS
If u have a loved one with antisocial
personality disorder, its critical that you
also get help for yourself. Mental health
professionals with experience managing
this condition can teach you skills to learn
how to set boundaries and help protect
yourself from the aggression, violence and
anger common to antisocial personality
disorder. They can also recommend
strategies for coping.

17. We have all traits integrated with eachWe have all traits integrated with each
other.other.
If one trait dominates on the other traitsIf one trait dominates on the other traits
then we have a personality disorder.then we have a personality disorder.
Personality disorder have no onset.Personality disorder have no onset.
Personality disorder need a long time toPersonality disorder need a long time to
treat.treat.
Psychoteraphy is the main theraphy forPsychoteraphy is the main theraphy for
personality disorder.personality disorder.