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By definition, psychologists define a Personality Disorder as present only if your personality traits are so rigid and maladaptive that they cause you major problems. Unfortunately, the boundary between average personality traits and Personality Disorder is tough to draw because there is not a universal definition of what represent a major problem. Different people will have different takes on the question.

Having a personality disorder means you are not the kind of person who can adapt smoothly to the normal give-and-take of everyday life. Instead, you expect the world and people to change for you rather than being able to content to the requirements of different times and relationships. People who have personality disorders behave in a hard and inflexible way that continues vicious cycles and fulfills their worst prophecies.

They have a closed mind that makes them misunderstand or filter out new information that does not support their expectations . They act in ways that elicits just those responses from others that will make their negative expectations a reality. For example, you are paranoid and believe that everyone is conjuring against you. You will obviously become suspicious and mistrustful of them in a way that will cause them to become reciprocally suspicious of you which in turn confirms your feeling of being conspired against. Similarly, if you are shy because you anticipate rejection and humiliation, you will act in an apprehensive and socially clumsy way that ultimately leads others to reject and tease you which then makes you even more shy and avoidant . Having a Personality Disorder means that you get in the same fix over and over again and can never figure out quite why or how.

There are ten separate Personality Disorders, which may occur singly, or even more often, in mixture. Each Personality Disorder is a maladaptive highlight of personality traits that in milder form would be normal or even preferred. It is better to have a balance of the various temperaments rather than to express any one of them in the extreme.

The ten Personality Disorders are:

* Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
* Dependent Personality Disorder
* Avoidant Personality Disorder
* Histrionic Personality Disorder
* Narcissistic Personality Disorder
* Borderline Personality Disorder
* Paranoid Personality Disorder
* Antisocial Personality Disorder
* Schizoid Personality Disorder
* Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Understanding how your personality influences your life is more than half the battle in living better within its confines. Your own personality style will color how you judge other people's personality functioning .

For most people, heightened personality awareness does not lead to radical personality change but rather to a smoothing of the rough edges, a modulation of the most troubling nature, and a greater ease in going with their natural flow when this is important Many of you may have the much more ambitious goal of decisively changing how to deal with your relationships, your work, and yourself. With the help of a psychologist / personality disorder therapist, this requires large doses of intense work, but the rewards are great both for you and your loved ones.

About Author

Kaynaz Nasseri is a psychologist / personality disorder therapist specializing in the treatment of Personality Disorder. Her clinical psychology practice is located in Newport Beach, but she helps patients that visit her from all of Southern California, including Orange County, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

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