Personality disorders:
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Description comes directly from the textbook.
The 10 personality disorders in DSM-5 all involve a pattern of experiences and behaviors that are persistent, inflexible, and deviate from one’s cultural expectations. Usually, this pattern emerges in adolescence or early adulthood and causes severe distress in one’s interpersonal relationships. The personality disorders are grouped into the three clusters.
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