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what is a personality disorder.?

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Longstanding traits: Personality disorders are characterized by longstanding behaviors that lead to impairments because of a person's interactional style and temperament.  There are several "clusters":  a) isolative, distrustful interactions with others; b) intense and/or destructive relationships, and c) unusual styles of interactions.  The key is that these are chronic styles, not episodes such as depression.

Question 2

what are symptoms of a personality disorder?

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Personality DO: Depends on the personality disorder type. In general, personality do symptoms are chronic enduring maladaptive behavioral patterns that cause distress or interfere with daily functioning.

Question 3

how to tell if i have a personality disorder?

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Think -Are, not have: A personality is what you're like, not something you have or get. It's not a disease, but a way of being that doesn't work very well. Borderline people flip between extreme attitudes of positive and negative on many, if not most things. It's hard for them to maintain anything for that reason. When they are pro, they love whatever it is, but it can and does change to con on a dime - and back again.

Question 4

borderloine personality disorder, what to do?

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Therapy is key: Long-term psychotherapy is key to treatment of personality disorder though meds may have a role to play for certain symptoms. Mindfulness training can help. The kind of therapy shown to be most effective in studies is a kind of group therapy called dialectical behavior therapy. To get better, commit to longer term therapy starting with dbt. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Question 5

how to determine if i have a personality disorder?

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Very difficult: It can be hard to realize that you have a personality disorder, because your way of thinking and acting seems natural to you -- and you may blame others for the problems you face. Often, people with personality disorders come to treatment because of relationship problems, such as a spouse saying "get help or else!"  so if concerned, it's best to see a psychiatrist or psychologist for evaluation.

Question 6

what exactly is the symptoms of a personality disorder?

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Personality disorder: A personality disorder is an enduring, pervasive, and inflexible pattern of inner experience and outer behavior that differs markedly from one's culture, begins in adolescence or early adulthood, and causes distress in important areas of life (relationships, work, etc).  There are 10 different types, and some symptoms may overlap. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/personality-disorders/ds00562.

Question 7

is aspergers a personality disorder?

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No: What was formerly called Asperger's is now included in the mild end of the spectrum of autism.  It is not a personality disorder, rather a different way of being that is in the spectrum primarily because the social difficulties (social tone deafness) experienced is out of proportion to otherwise normal to very high intelligence.

Question 8

could writer's/author's personality disorder exist?

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There is no such: diagnosis of writer's/author's personality disorder.

Question 9

what does it mean to have dual personality disorder?

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No such thing: There is no "dual personality disorder" in the mental health diagnostic system.  However, there is a dissociative identity disorder -- where 2 or more alternate identity or personality states take control of a person. Each of these has its own characteristics, mannerisms, memories, and ways of experiencing -- and behaving in -- the world.  It can follow from severe childhood trauma.

Question 10

what are the symptoms of neurotic personality disorder?

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Over reactive: Freud was one of the first to describe the neurotic personality, although there is no formal diagnosis of neurotic personality disorder.  It has come to mean an individual who is emotionally over reactive because of the failure to repress certain drives and conflicts.  These individuals find it difficult to sit thru scary movies, they take things too personally, and are easily moved to tears.

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