PROF. DR. ARUNA BROOTA, PH. D.CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

PERSONALITY DISORDERS: CONFLICTS

IN THE FAMILY

BALANCED PERSONALITY/DISORDERED PERSONALITY

Normal Personality/ Balanced Personality/Mature Personality

Immature Personality/Disordered Personality/Immature Personality

Abnormal Personality(Tabooed word coz he/she is not Pagal)

Variations in Normalcy/ Balance/

NEUROTIC PERSONALITY

The odd man outHe is a problem to himself and not to the

society.He has his own problems like anxiety, worry,

fear, depression,etc.

HYSTERICAL PERSONALITY

DramatisesIs histrionicFainting spells without any neurological

evidence.

DEPRESSED PERSONALITY

Cries very easilyLoses sense of reality if anyone blackmails

emotionallyUnable to show activeness i.e. slow, less

enthusiasticOverly sensitivenegativeAngry, agitated, violentAvoids situatioins

Paranoid Personality

I am great: You are wrong. (Grandiosity)All of you are after me (Persecution)All of you are plotting against me (Suspicion).Exacting (It would take ten minutes to reach

here, why did you take fifteen)Very inflated eg.Very argumentative. Will not end till he does not

have the last word.RigidQuick to take offenceEmotional responses are shallow; poor social

relations,etc

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Manic Personality

ExcitatoryImpulsiveOverspends; over talks: no balance in his

relationships. Would love and hate the same person within a short period

Would not know what to say and what not to say to people or in social gatherings

ALCOHOLIC/GAMBLING PERSONALITY

ImpusiveIrresponibleLies easilySwears frequentlyIncreases drinking liquorBets and takes uncalculated risks

OBSESSIVE PERSONALITY

Overly cleanVery repetitiveVery perfect (Perfectionist)SlowPoor decision makingPreoccupied with trivial detailsExcessive concern for rulesExtreme anxiety if you do not follow his way

PSYCOPATHIC PERSONALITY

Very pleasingVery attractive social mannersUnethicalNo depth in emotionsCan stab you in the back at any timeNever bears guilt about anythingImpulsive and requires immediate need

gratificationReject AuthorityAnti-social

SCHIZOID PERSONALITY

Quiet, withdrawn, slowLoss of personal hygienePoor in social relationshipsPaucity of languageIndifferent to praise and criticism Inability to form attachmentsNeed for love fails to develop