mental health disorders
Overview of Personality Disorders
Symptoms of Personality Disorders
Personality disorders involve mainly problems with Identity and sense of self:People with a personality disorder lack a clear or stable image of themselves. That is, how they view themselves changes depending on the situation and the people they are with. For example, they may alternate between thinking of themselves as cruel or kind. Or they may be inconsistent in their values and goals. For example, they may be deeply religious while in church but irreverent and disrespectful elsewhere. Self-esteem may be unrealistically high or low. Relationships:People with a personality disorder struggle to form close, stable relationships with others. They may be insensitive to other people or emotionally detached, or they may lack empathy. People with a personality disorder often seem to behave inconsistently, and this can be confusing and frustrating to family members, friends, coworkers, and other people around them, including health care professionals. Their parenting style may be inconsistent, detached, overemotional, abusive, or irresponsible and sometimes causes physical and/or emotional problems for their children. People with a personality disorder may have problems understanding what are reasonable, safe, and acceptable ways to treat and to behave around others. People with a personality disorder may be unaware of their role in creating their problems and the impact of their behavior on their relationships. People with a personality disorder may not think there is any problem with their thinking or behavior. 