Personality Disorder Research Paper

Approximately ten percent of the United States population are diagnosed with a personality disorder. Though a very small amount of people know and understand what a personality disorder is. A personality disorder is a mental health disorder in which a thinking, functioning, and behavior have a unhealthy and difficult pattern. Many people diagnosed with a personality disorder are found in situations where their personality is constantly causing problems for themselves and the people around them. Complications are commonly found in relationships, social encounters and situations, school, and work. Being able to get along with one who has a disorder such as this can be very difficult. Often times, most people do not know that they have a personality …show more content…
There are ten specific personality disorders and they are broken up into three clusters by their relating symptoms. Cluster A symptoms are often seen as odd,bizarre or eccentric (#4). Within cluster A, there are three main types of personality disorders: Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal. Patients who are diagnosed with a paranoid personality disorder are always in the suspicious state of mind, looking for something to validate their fears. Schizoid Personality includes those who exclude themselves from the outside world, focusing solely on their inner self. Those with Schizotypal personality disorder, are often consumed by the oddities of appearance and behavior, also known as hallucinations. Cluster B is consumed with those who are dramatic, emotional, and erratic (#4). This second cluster has four different main parts. The first being the Antisocial personality disorder. This person lacks to learn from their previous experiences along with guilt and also neglects social rules. The second is borderline personality disorder. This is where the patient is lacking in self confidence, fearful of abandonment, and there is commonly a pattern of anger, emotional instability and self harm. Thirdly, there is histrionic personality disorder. People who have the histronic personality disorder are heavily lacking in self worth, they also constantly seek the approval of those around them. Last there is the narcissistic personality disorder. The feeling of self importance is extremely strong in this case, which leads to always wanting to be admired. Cluster C is consumed with patients who are anxious or fearful(#4). The first being avoidant personality disorder. This is when the patient is believes they are socially awkward, unappealing.They also fear being criticized or rejected and the feeling of embarrassment. Next we have the dependant personality disorder. This disorder is

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