Psychotherapy for Personality Disorders
“Personality disorders are like scars, they show where we have been but they do not have to define where we are going”
What are Personality Disorders?
A group of mental health conditions characterized by long-term patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that deviate from cultural and social expectations. These deeply ingrained patterns of being developed in childhood to meet emotional needs. However, responses that were once critical to survival as a child become inflexible and pervasive, wreaking havoc on life during adulthood.
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Cluster A
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People with Cluster A disorders often have difficulty with social interactions and may have eccentric beliefs or behaviors.
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Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal
Cluster B
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People with Cluster B disorders tend to have difficulties with self-esteem and interpersonal relationships, and have a tendency to engage in impulsive and attention-seeking behaviors. They tend to have a distorted sense of self, and are often unaware of the negative impact of their behavior on other
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Borderline (BPD), Narcissistic (NPD), Histrionic (HPD), Antisocial (ASPD)
Cluster C
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People with Cluster C disorders tend to have significant anxiety and fear, and may have trouble with independence and trust
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Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive
Borderline Personality Disorder
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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Histrionic Personality Disorder
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Schizoid Personality Disorder
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