personality disorder (redirected from Cluster B)

personality disorder

n.

Any of a group of disorders in which patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about one's self and one's environment interfere with the long-term functioning of an individual, often manifested in deviant behavior and lifestyle.

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personality disorder Psychiatry Any condition characterized by individual traits that reflect ingrained, inflexible, and maladaptive patterns of behavior that cause discomfort and impair ability to function Types Antisocial, avoidant, borderline, compulsive, dependent, histrionic, narcissistic, paranoid, passive-aggressive, schizoid Clinical People with PDs in general do not take responsibility for their own lives and feelings; they tend to blame others; they have inadequate coping mechanisms for stress, difficulties in interpersonal relationships