The document discusses personality disorders, which are inflexible patterns of behavior and traits that cause difficulties in functioning. It notes that the Canadian diagnostic system identifies 10 types of personality disorders grouped into 3 categories: suspicious, emotional/impulsive, and anxious. Each of the 10 disorders - paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder - is then defined in terms of common traits and behaviors. The document emphasizes that learning about these disorders is important for understanding people with mental health problems and supporting them in personal and professional contexts like social work.

1. MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
PERSONALITY DISORDERS

2. Personality disorders are non
flexible pattern of behaviour
and personality traits that
leads to difficulty in
educational, occupational,
an social functioning. (Boyd,
D., Johnson, P., Bee, H.
(2015) Lifespan
Development, 5th Canadian
edition. Mental health
problems: Personality
disorders, 395)
(Pinterest.com)

3. In Canada the system of
diagnosis identifies 10
different types of
personality disorders that
are grouped into 3
different categories.
(phac.aspc.gc.ca)
SUSPICIOUS EMOTIONAL AND IMPULSIVE ANXIOUS
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Avoidant
Dependent
OCD
(Mind.org.uk)

4. PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
People with PPD tend to have little trust for
other people and often assume that others
motives are meant to be hurtful. They are
emotionally guarded and have an excessive
need to be self sufficient due to this lack of
trust for others.
(www.cmha.bc.ca, www.psychcentral.com)
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5. SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
People with SPD generally have trouble
relating to others and therefore may avoid
close relationships. They have a smaller
range of emotional expression and appear
not to have much direction in way of their
goals.
(www.cmha.bc.ca, www.psychcentral.com)
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6. SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER
People with STPD may feel uncomfortable
in close relationships. They usually have
cognitive or perceptual distortions and
often seek treatment for anxiety and
depression rather than the disorder.
(www.cmha.bc.ca, www.psychcentral.com)
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7. ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER
People with ASPD persistently ignore and
violate the rights of others and lack remorse
when mistreating others. They lack empathy
and may be deceitful and reckless.
(www.cmha.bc.ca, www.psychcentral.com)
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8. BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
People with BPD have intense mood changes
and high anxiety such as intense panic and
worrying. They may have a many changes in self
image and noticeably impulsive behaviour. They
also have a tendency to have unstable
relationships.
(www.cmha.bc.ca, www.psychcentral.com)
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9. HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
People with HPD often have a tendency to be
highly emotional in social situations and are
easily influenced by others. They also strive to
be the centre of attention and will become
uncomfortable when they are not.
(www.cmha.bc.ca, www.psychcentral.com)
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10. NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
People with NPD show a pattern of feeling
overly important. They need the admiration
of others and lack empathy. They also often
are very exploitative of others.
(www.cmha.bc.ca, www.psychcentral.com)
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11. AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER
People with APD have strong feelings of
being inadequate. They are very shy and
are sensitive to criticism. Most seem to be
reluctant to take personal risks due to
failure.
(www.cmha.bc.ca, www.psychcentral.com)
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12. DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER
People with DPD tend to feel helpless and
uncomfortable alone. They feel an extreme
need to be taken care of and often cling to
other people. They feel they need other
people to lead the making of their
decisions and often have trouble
expressing disagreement with others.
(www.cmha.bc.ca, www.psychcentral.com)
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13. OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER
People with OCPD have a pattern of behaviour
in which they constantly need things to be in
order and a need to be in control. They may be
excessively dedicated to work and are usually
rigid and stubborn.
(www.cmha.bc.ca, www.psychcentral.com)
(wherescheese.blogspot.ca)

14. Learning about these different types of
disorders is significant to my life because I
work with people with mental health
problems or delays and have people in my
personal life who have been diagnosed with a
couple of these disorders.
Learning about these will be beneficial to my
future career plans as I plan to go into the
Social Work program and intend to always
work in a mental health field.

15. REFERENCE PAGE
- Personality Disorder Photo found at
Pinterest.com
- (Boyd, D., Johnson, P., Bee, H. (2015) Lifespan
Development, 5th Canadian edition. Mental
health problems: Personality disorders, 395)
- Mind.org.uk
- Phac-aspc.gc.ca
- www.cmha.bc.ca
- www.psychcentral.com
- Wherescheese.blogspot.ca