Disorders of personality |  |
Learning ObjectivesUpon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
| Review the history of the idea that something can go wrong with a person's personality. |
| Define the key components of a psychological disorder, as conceptualized by modern psychiatry. |
| Describe the key goals of the field of abnormal psychology. |
| Review the various definitions of "abnormal" and identify the modern psychiatric definition of abnormal. |
| Discuss the concept of a personality disorder, including a modern psychiatric definition. |
| Identify and discuss the key criteria for all personality disorders, according to modern psychiatry. |
| Compare and contrast the categorical and dimensional approaches to personality disorders. |
| Discuss the importance of taking into account the contexts of culture, age, and gender, when identifying the presence of a personality disorder. |
| Discuss the key features of antisocial personality disorder. |
| Discuss the key features of borderline personality disorder. |
| Discuss the key features of histrionic personality disorder. |
| Discuss the key features of narcissistic personality disorder. |
| Discuss the key features of schizoid personality disorder. |
| Discuss the key features of schizotypal personality disorder. |
| Discuss the key features of paranoid personality disorder. |
| Discuss the key features of avoidant personality disorder. |
| Discuss the key features of dependent personality disorder. |
| Discuss the key features of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. |
| Review the key features of a dimensional model of personality disorders. |
| Discuss key causes that have been proposed for personality disorders. |
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