Character Disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an inflated sense of self-importance and an extreme preoccupation with themselves.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The causes of this disorder are unknown. An overly sensitive personality and parenting problems may affect the development of this disorder.
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Passive-aggressive personality disorder
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Passive-aggressive personality disorder is a long-term (chronic) condition in which a person seems to actively comply with the desires and needs of... Read more »
Dependent personality disorder
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Dependent personality disorder is a long-term (chronic) condition in which people depend too much on others to meet their emotional and physical... Read more »
Borderline personality disorder
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Borderline personality disorder is a condition in which people have long-term patterns of unstable or turbulent emotions, such as feelings about... Read more »
Schizotypal personality disorder
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Schizotypal personality disorder is a mental health condition in which a person has trouble with relationships and disturbances in thought patterns,... Read more »
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