What is personality disorder?
If you are suffering from a personality disorder you are likely to
differ significantly from an average person in terms of how you think, feel or
relate to other people. Personality disorders typically emerge in adolescence
and continue into adulthood. There are different types of personality disorder
that present with different sets of symptoms. The different types of
personality disorder have been grouped into three clusters, cluster A, B and C.
Some of the common symptoms are listed below:
Cluster A
Difficulty relating to others, often there is a lack of wish to
form relationships
Odd and eccentric behaviours
The types of personality disorder that fall under cluster A are
paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal.
Cluster B
Difficulty relating to others but often there is a wish to form
close relationships
Dramatic, emotional and unpredictable behaviours
The types of personality disorder that fall under cluster B are
borderline, antisocial, histrionic and narcissistic.
Cluster C
Difficulty relating to others, often there is a wish to form close
relationships
Anxious and fearful thinking and behaviour
The types of personality disorder that fall under cluster C are
avoidant, dependent and obsessive-compulsive (the latter being a different
diagnosis to obsessive-compulsive disorder).