Personality refers to the ways in which a person thinks, feels and behaves. The ways in which a person with a Personality Disorder (PD) thinks, feels and behaves often causes problems and distress for themself and others. They find it hard to form and maintain relationships, and control how they behave. Personality Disorders (PD) are more common in young adults than in older adults. A person may display symptoms of more than one of the ten Personality Disorders (PD).

 

Symptoms of Personality Disorders (PD)

Paranoid Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder have 'odd' and 'eccentric' symptoms. Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Histrionic Personality Disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder have dramatic and emotional symptoms. Avoidant Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) have anxious and fearful symptoms.

 

Causes of Personality Disorders (PD)

The causes of Personality Disorders (PD) include adolescence, aggression, alcoholic parents, childhood abuse, childhood behavioural problems, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and violent parents. Triggers include alcohol abuse, anxiety, debt, depression, drug abuse, family problems, mental health problems and personal relationships. Risk factors for developing a Personality Disorder (PD) include being a young adult, a low socioeconomic status, and being divorced, never married, separated, or widowed.

 

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