Personality disorders are enduring patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that deviate from a person's culture and are evident by early adulthood. They are categorized into three clusters: odd-eccentric behaviors for Cluster A; dramatic-emotional behaviors for Cluster B; and anxious-fearful behaviors for Cluster C. Borderline personality disorder is characterized by instability in self-image, mood, and relationships as well as impulsivity and is more commonly diagnosed in females. It is frequently accompanied by depression, anxiety or anger.

1. Personality Disorder
The general criteria for personality disorder
specify that an individual’s personality
pattern must deviate significantly from the
expectations of his/her culture as shown in
the styles of thinking about oneself,
others or events; emotional experience
and expression; interpersonal
functioning and or impulse control.

2. Definition:
• A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of
thinking, feeling and behaving that is relatively
stable over time and particular personality
features must be evident by early adulthood.

3. Personality disorder clusters
Cluster A
Odd-Eccentric
Personality
Disorder
Cluster B
Dramatic-
Emotional
Personality
Disorders
Cluster C
Anxious-Fearful
Personality
Disorder
-symptoms similar to
those with
schizophrenia,
including
inappropriate or flat
affect, odd thoughts
and speech patterns
paranoia however
maintain grasp on
reality
-manipulative,
volatile and
uncaring social
relationships;
prone to impulsive,
violent behaviors
that show little
regard for their own
safety or needs of
others.
- Extremely
concerned about
being criticized or
abandoned by
others and thus have
dysfunctional
relationships with
others.

4. Label Key Features:
Paranoid
Personality
Disorder
A pattern if distrust and
suspiciousness such that others’
motives are interpreted as
malevolent.
Schizoid
Personality
Disorder
A patter of detachment from social
relationships and a restricted range
of emotional expression.
Schizotypal
Personality
Disorder
A pattern of acute discomfort in
close relationships, cognitive or
perceptual distortions and
eccentricities of behavior.

5. Schizotypal Personality Disorder
• A pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal
deficits marked by acute discomfort with and
reduced capacity for close relationships as well
as by cognitive of perceptual distortions and
eccentricities of behavior, beginning by early
adulthood.
Symptoms include:
o Restricted range of emotion
o Uncomfortable interpersonal interactions
o Odd and eccentric behavior
o Paranoia
Prevalence rate 3.9% of general population
More diagnosed in males than in females

6. Cluster B : Dramatic-Emotional
Personality Disorders
1. Antisocial personality disorder
2. Borderline personality disorder
3. Histrionic personality disorder
4. Narcissistic personality disorder

7. Label Key Features Similar
Disorder
Antisocial
Personality
Disorder
A pattern of disregard for
and violation of the rights
of others; criminal,
impulsive, deceitful or
callous behavior; lack of
remorse
Conduct
disorder
(evidenced by
age 15)
Borderline
personality
disorder
A pattern of instability in
self-image; mood and
interpersonal relationships
and marked impulsivity;
transient dissociative
states; highly reactive to
real or imagined
Mood disorder

8. Borderline PD
• A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal
relationships, self-image and affect and marked
impulsivity beginning by early adulthood.
Symptoms include:
• Out-of-control emotions
• Unstable interpersonal relationships
• Concerns about abandonment
• Self-damaging behavior
• Impulsivity
• Frequently accompanied by depression, anxiety or
anger
-Prevalence rate is 5.9% of general population
-More commonly diagnosed in females than males

9. Label Features Similar
Disorder
Histrionic
personality
disorder
A pattern of excessive
emotionality and
attention seeking;
dramatic
Somatoform
disorders,
mood disoder
Narcissistic
personality
disorder
A pattern of grandiosity,
need for admiration,
and lack of empathy,
entitled, arrogant and
exploitive attitudes and
behavior.
Manic
symptoms

10. Cluster C: Anxious-Fearful Personality
Disorder
1. Avoidant personality disorder
2. Dependent personality disorder
3. Obsessive-compulsive personality
disorder