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disorders of personality

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What this book knows

Personality disorders are patterned, self-perpetuating styles of relating to self and world that can be mapped, measured, and—with care—treated.

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Learning: Present
Religion: Absent

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self-and-identity

Most personalities behave normally much of the time; what texts stress are features that by frequency and intensity distinguish certain personalities.
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Unable to get a hold of who he was, caught in upsurging ambivalence, Bruce became exhausted and perplexed, driven by thoughts that could no longer be contained.
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shame

She was especially prone to social phobias—a fear of being exposed and humiliated in public settings, the primary source of shy/avoidants' anxieties.
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Their precarious equilibrium and pride are upset too easily; rather than accepting faults, they assert some alien influence is causing them to fail.
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trauma-and-survival

Problematic early experiences are discussed without affect; patients may identify with the perpetrator and experience guilt for what they interpret as their part in it.
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Families characterized by interpersonal reserve and cold atmosphere are likely breeding grounds for children who develop deeply ingrained habits of social ineptness.
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