Personality Assignment in APA format. Answer questions. Due today/tonight.
Personality Disorder Characteristics
Antisocial- guiltless, law-breaking; manipulative, deceitful, callous, hostile, risk-taking, impulsive, irresponsible behavior
Avoidant- socially detached and withdrawn individual who avoids intimacy with others; low levels of positive emotion, high levels of anxiety
Borderline- Emotionally unstable and intense, impulsive, risk-taking, hostile, and anxious individual; experiences fear of abandonment, depression, and internal feeling of emptiness
Narcissistic- unrealistic grandiose sense of self-importance, attention seeking, difficulty taking criticism, lack of empathy for others
Obsessive-Compulsive- rigid perfectionism and adherence to strict moral code; experiences a great deal of anxiety unless things are “just right” and may be obsessed with rules; excessively stubborn, rigid, and moralistic
Schizotypal- eccentric beliefs, cognitive and perceptual distortions, unusual beliefs and experiences, similar to delusions; emotionally restricted, socially withdrawn, suspicious
Personality Disorder Trait Specified- Extreme trait profile, with personality traits contributing to problems in the self as well as in social relationships