Personality Disorders and Characteristics

Type

Characteristics

Paranoid

  • Suspiciousness and distrust about others' motives

Schizoid

  • Detachment from social relationships

Schizotypal

  • Acute discomfort in close relationships, eccentricities of behavior

Antisocial

  • Disregard of the rights of others

Borderline

  • Instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image

Histrionic

  • Excessive emotionality, need for attention

Narcissistic

  • Grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy

Avoidant

  • Social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy

Dependent

  • Submissive, clinging

Obsessive-Compulsive

  • Obsession with orderliness, perfectionism, and control