What is Personality?
Our Self? Our Identity? or Our subconscious; beliefs that reflects in our conscious thinking, emotional experience and behavior. Personality is our “inner reflection” to the environment in which we exist. And it represents our self of “who we are?”
Personality simply means; the way we Think, Feel and behave in our real life situation. We all have unique personality type, composed by specific types of cluster and traits.
Personality is a “Greek” term, represent “Persona” means Mask that actors use in the theater to perform different identities at the same time. Personality a characteristic of the individual the way he or she Think, Feel and Behave. Personality embraces moods, attitudes, and opinions and is most clearly expressed in interactions with other people. It includes behavioral characteristics, both inherent and acquired, that distinguish one person from another and that can be observed in people’s relations to the environment and to the social group.
As explained by the psychologist “Personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristics behaviour and thought” (Allport, 1961). “The characteristics or blend of characteristics that make a person unique” (Weinberg & Gould, 1999).
And Personality disorders (PD) are a class of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual’s culture. These patterns develop early, are inflexible, and are associated with significant distress or disability to deal with the present real life situation.
Personality disorders are characterized by an enduring collection of behavioural patterns often associated with considerable personal, social, and occupational disruption. Personality disorders are also inflexible and pervasive across many situations, largely due to the fact that such behavior may be ego-syntonic (i.g the patterns are consistent with the ego integrity of the individual) and are therefore perceived to be appropriate by that individual. This behavior can result in maladaptive coping skills and may lead to personal problems that induce extreme anxiety, distress, depression or other form of disability and unmanageability in individual’s life.
Diagnostic and statistical manual of behavior and mental disorder (DSM – V) explained personality disorder in 3 different cluster and 12 different types of personality disorder and mental health conditions. Diagnosis for personality disorder is having a very sppecific clinical criteria.
Cluster “A” personality Disorder (psychotic spectrum)
- Paranoid personality disorder
- Schizoid personality disorder
- Schizotypal personality disorder
Cluster “B” personality Disorder (mood spectrum)
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Histrionic personality disorder
- Narcissistic personality disorder
Cluster “C” personality Disorder (anxiety spectrum)
- Avoidant personality disorder
- Dependent personality disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Other types of personality disorder
- Depressive personality disorder
- Passive – aggressive personality disorder
If someone is suffering with any kind of personality related problems, behavioral or adjust mental problems. They can take professional help for diagnosis and individual therapy.
LA is providing Free *psychological assessment for screening for personality disorder. And offering personalized psychotherapy for individual, who are suffering with any kind of personality related issues.
You are not alone. We are with you. LA is welcoming you to live again and get better version of you.
Your mental health care is our priority.
Live Again
