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"A [[personality]] disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and [[behavior]] that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's [[culture]], is often pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is often stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment". (American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.)

"A [[personality]] disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and [[behavior]] that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's [[culture]], is often pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is often stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment". (American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.)

== Types of personality disorders ==

== Types of personality disorders ==

:• [[Schizoid personality disorder]] is a pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression.

:• [[Schizoid personality disorder]] is a pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression.

:• Schizotypal personality disorder is a pattern of acute discomfort in close relationships, cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior.

:• Schizotypal personality disorder is a pattern of acute discomfort in close relationships, cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior.

:• Antisocial personality disorder is a pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others.

:• [[Antisocial personality disorder]] is a pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others.

:• [[Borderline personality disorder]] is a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity.

:• [[Borderline personality disorder]] is a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity.

:• [[Histrionic personality disorder]] is a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking.

:• [[Histrionic personality disorder]] is a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking.

*Cluster C are PDOs with an anxious-depressed common theme. Here we find the Avoidant, Dependent, and Obsessive-Compulsive/Perfectionistic.<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/and-running/202111/can-person-have-more-one-personality-disorder Can a Person Have More Than One Personality Disorder?] by Anthony D. Smith</ref>}}

*Cluster C are PDOs with an anxious-depressed common theme. Here we find the Avoidant, Dependent, and Obsessive-Compulsive/Perfectionistic.<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/and-running/202111/can-person-have-more-one-personality-disorder Can a Person Have More Than One Personality Disorder?] by Anthony D. Smith</ref>}}

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== Neuroplasticity and the ability of individuals to change their personality ==

 

[[Personality]] is the way [[people]] think, feel, and behave.<ref>[http://www.personalityresearch.org/ Great Ideas in Personality]</ref>

[[Personality]] is the way [[people]] think, feel, and behave.<ref>[http://www.personalityresearch.org/ Great Ideas in Personality]</ref>

According to Dispenza, when an emotion lasts more than a few hours, it becomes a mood. When it lasts more than a few days, it becomes a temperament. When it lasts years, it becomes a personality trait. Replacing a negative personality trait with a positive one, then, requires changing the emotions that eventually build to that trait.<ref>[https://www.shortform.com/blog/how-to-become-a-new-person/#:~:text=According%20to%20Joe%20Dispenza%2C%20our,thinking%2C%20feeling%2C%20and%20behavior. How to Become a New Person Through Neuroplasticity]</ref>}}

According to Dispenza, when an emotion lasts more than a few hours, it becomes a mood. When it lasts more than a few days, it becomes a temperament. When it lasts years, it becomes a personality trait. Replacing a negative personality trait with a positive one, then, requires changing the emotions that eventually build to that trait.<ref>[https://www.shortform.com/blog/how-to-become-a-new-person/#:~:text=According%20to%20Joe%20Dispenza%2C%20our,thinking%2C%20feeling%2C%20and%20behavior. How to Become a New Person Through Neuroplasticity]</ref>}}

Some of the key ways an individual can improve their personality is through improving:<ref>[https://www.personalitieslab.com/articles/improve-personality 9 Tips to improve your personality], Personality Labs website]</ref><ref>[https://www.betterup.com/blog/activities-for-personality-development Activities for personality development: 15 ways to grow] by By Erin Eatough, PhD</ref>

Some of the key ways an individual can change their personality is through improving:<ref>[https://www.personalitieslab.com/articles/improve-personality 9 Tips to improve your personality], Personality Labs website]</ref><ref>[https://www.betterup.com/blog/activities-for-personality-development Activities for personality development: 15 ways to grow] by By Erin Eatough, PhD</ref>

*Listening skills

*Listening skills

*Expanding one's interests

*Expanding one's interests

*Empathy and increasing praise of others

*Empathy and increasing praise of others

*Self-confidence

*[[Self-confidence]]

*Communication skills

*Communication skills

*Positive/constructive thinking ability

*Positive/constructive thinking ability

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Atheism, alcoholism and personality disorders]]

*[[Atheism, alcoholism and personality disorders]]

==References==

==References==

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