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Quiet, withdrawn, slowLoss of personal hygienePoor in social relationshipsPaucity of languageIndifferent to praise and criticism Inability to form attachmentsNeed for love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