Personality Disorders A Guide to Cluster C Personality Types Personality is defined by the set of traits or characteristics that shape an individual’s identity. This extends to the way an individual…
Personality Disorders The Shame in Narcissism Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) has been argued to be the most problematic of all personality disorders and clusters. NPD is defi…
Personality Disorders Introverted or Antisocial? We Are Not the Same In the society we live in today, people find out what’s going on in the world through the touch screen of a smartphone. With society curr…
Personality Disorders Drowning in Paranoia: Paranoid Personality Disorder Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental health condition where an individual has deep mistrust and suspicion in others, even if t…
Personality Disorders Histrionic Personality Disorder: A Driving Desire A riveting flush of seduction, charm, and flirtation passes her by while she’s sitting in a coffee shop. She uses her body to cover up th…
Personality Disorders Avoidant vs. Dependent Personality Disorder Personality disorders consist of three main clusters: cluster A (which is characterized by “odd, eccentric thinking or behavior), cluster…
Personality Disorders Borderline Personality Disorder in Women Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the more commonly known personality disorders, and is characterized by “difficulties regu…
Personality Disorders More than Just Seeking Attention: Histrionic Personality Disorder Personality disorders, because they do not seem to fit our typical understanding of mental illness, often go ignored and unmentioned, lea…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Personality Disorders OCD vs. OCPD: Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder What do you think of when you hear the term Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder? Something that might come to mind is a very simila…
Personality Disorders Psychopathy in Popular Culture: American Psycho When we think of psychopathy, we often think of a coldhearted killer, a person with no sense of remorse or empathy, someone we might deem…