personality disorder, disorder in which one's personality result in personal distress

or significantly impairs social or work functioning. every person has a personality- that is,
a characteristic way of thinking, feeling, behaving, and relating to others. most people
experience at least some difficulties and problems that result from their personality. the
specific point at which those problems justify the diagnosis of a personality disorder is
controversial. To some extent the definition of a personality disorder is arbitrary, reflecting
subjective as well as professional judgments about the persons degree of dysfunction,
need for change, and motivation for change.

Personality disorders involve behavior that deviates from the norms or

expectations of ones culture. However, people who deviate from cultural norms are not
necessarily dysfunctional, nor are people who confirm to cultural norms necessarily
healthy. Many personality disorder represent extreme variants of behavior patterns that
people usually value and encourage. For example, most people value confidence but not
arrogance, agreebleness but not submissiveness, and conscientiousness but not
perfectionism.

Because no clear line exists between healthy and unhealthy functioning, critics
question the reliability of personality disorder diagnoses. A behaviour that seems deviant
to one person may seem normal to another depending on ones gender, ethnicity, and
cultural background. The personal and cultural biases of mental health professionals may
influence their diagnoses of personality disorders

An estimated 20 percent of people in the general population have one or more

personality disorders. Some people with personality disorders have other mental
illnesses as well. About 50 percent or people who are treated for any psychiatric
disorder have a personality disorder
Mental health professionals rarely diagnose personality disorders in children because
theirmanner of thinking, feeling, and relating to others does not usualy stabilize until
young adulthood. Thereafter, personality traits usually remain stable. Personality
disorders often decrease in severity as a person ages
 gangguan kepribadian, gangguan di mana hasil kepribadian seseorang dalam
kesulitan pribadi atau secara signifikan mengganggu fungsi sosial atau pekerjaan. setiap
orang memiliki kepribadian - yaitu, cara karakteristik berpikir, merasa, berperilaku, dan
berhubungan dengan orang lain. kebanyakan orang mengalami setidaknya beberapa
kesulitan dan masalah yang dihasilkan dari kepribadian mereka. titik tertentu di mana
masalah tersebut membenarkan diagnosis gangguan kepribadian kontroversial. Untuk
beberapa definisi gangguan kepribadian adalah sewenang-wenang, mencerminkan
penilaian subjektif serta profesional tentang gelar orang disfungsi, perlunya perubahan,
dan motivasi untuk perubahan.

gangguan kepribadian melibatkan perilaku yang menyimpang dari norma-norma

atau harapan dari budaya seseorang. Namun, orang-orang yang menyimpang dari
norma-norma budaya tidak selalu disfungsional, atau orang-orang yang mengkonfirmasi
dengan norma-norma budaya tentu sehat. Banyak gangguan kepribadian merupakan
varian ekstrim pola perilaku yang orang biasanya menghargai dan mendorong. Misalnya,
kebanyakan orang menghargai keyakinan tetapi tidak arogansi, agreebleness tapi tidak
tunduk, dan hati nurani tetapi tidak perfeksionisme.

Karena tidak ada garis yang jelas antara fungsi sehat dan tidak sehat, kritikus
mempertanyakan keandalan diagnosis gangguan kepribadian. Sebuah perilaku yang
tampaknya menyimpang ke satu orang mungkin tampak normal lain tergantung pada
jenis kelamin seseorang, etnis, dan latar belakang budaya. Bias pribadi dan budaya
profesional kesehatan mental dapat mempengaruhi diagnosis mereka gangguan
kepribadian

Diperkirakan 20 persen orang di populasi umum memiliki satu atau lebih gangguan
kepribadian. Beberapa orang dengan gangguan kepribadian memiliki penyakit mental
lainnya juga. Sekitar 50 persen atau orang-orang yang dirawat karena gangguan
kejiwaan memiliki gangguan kepribadian
profesional kesehatan mental jarang mendiagnosa gangguan kepribadian pada anak-
anak karena theirmanner dari pikiran, perasaan, dan berhubungan dengan orang lain
tidak biasanya menstabilkan sampai dewasa muda. Setelah itu, ciri-ciri kepribadian
biasanya tetap stabil. gangguan kepribadian sering menurun keparahan sebagai orang
usia
 personality disorder, disorder in which one's personality result in personal distress or
significantly impairs social or work functioning
every person has a personality- that is, a characteristic way of thinking, feeling,
behaving, and relating to others
To some extent the definition of a personality disorder is arbitrary, reflecting
subjective as well as professional judgments about the persons degree of
dysfunction, need for change, and motivation for change.
Personality disorders involve behavior that deviates from the norms or expectations
of ones culture
However, people who deviate from cultural norms are not necessarily
dysfunctional, nor are people who confirm to cultural norms necessarily healthy
For example, most people value confidence but not arrogance, agreebleness but not
submissiveness, and conscientiousness but not perfectionism.
Because no clear line exists between healthy and unhealthy functioning, critics
question the reliability of personality disorder diagnoses. A behaviour that seems
deviant to one person may seem normal to another depending on ones gender,
ethnicity, and cultural background
An estimated 20 percent of people in the general population have one or more
personality disorders. Some people with personality disorders have other mental
illnesses as well. About 50 percent or people who are treated for any psychiatric
disorder have a personality disorder
Mental health professionals rarely diagnose personality disorders in children because
theirmanner of thinking, feeling, and relating to others does not usualy stabilize until
young adulthood. Thereafter, personality traits usually remain stable. Personality
disorders often decrease in severity as a person ages