APSARA KATUWAL DANGOL In our life time, we can see many people who have an unhealthy way of perceiving things, behaving and functioning. Sometimes, though we do good to them, we can only hear a negative response. A person might be very suspicious in nature or examine every time. They might have personality disorders which we are unaware about. Personality disorders are " enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself " that "are exhibited in a wide range of important social and personal context," and "are inflexible and maladaptive, and cause either significant functional impairment or subjective distress" (DSM-IV, p.630). Simply, these behavior patterns impair social functioning. In three clusters, personality disorders are divided. Personality disorder is an enduring and inflexible pattern of long duration that leads to significant distress or impairment and is not due to use of substance or anot...
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