This document describes several personality disorders: histrionic personality disorder is characterized by attention seeking behavior and dislike of others receiving attention; narcissistic personality disorder involves an excessive focus on oneself, one's appearance, and accomplishments; antisocial personality disorder is defined by a disregard for laws and social norms, lack of empathy, and manipulation of others; borderline personality disorder includes unstable relationships, anger, and feelings of emptiness; and passive-aggressive personality disorder involves passive expression of aggression such as chronic lateness or failure to complete tasks.

1. Personality Disorders

2. Histrionic
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Attention seeking; over the top
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Hates other people getting attention
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“histrionic” applying to theatre
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More women than men
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Scarlet O’Hara type

3. Narcissistic
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Caught up on own physical traits, intelligence, accomplishments
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Completely self-absorbed
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Lose friends

4. Antisocial
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Good with words and social things; putting on a front
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Long-standing needs to break the law, lie, cheat, and go against society
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No conscience
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Don’t learn from experience
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Can fake being good and a friend, then turn around and do the exact opposite
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The older they get, the more they may normalize

5. Borderline
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Repeatedly acts in self-damaging ways
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Easily angered and unstable relationships
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Unloved, feel empty in identity ways
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Don’t want to be alone
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Treatment: setting boundaries

6. Passive-Aggressive
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Channels aggression passively
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By: making someone late, not showing up, making someone miserable on
purpose
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They claim that it’s not on purpose and they’re sorry, but it’s really to get
back at you