Personality Disorder Examples

Sarah is constantly trying to draw attention to herself. when her co-worker returns to work with baby pictures after a maternity leave, she pulls out pictures of herself on vacation and tells the group how she had a romantic evening with a famous actor. she describes the evening in a dramatic fahion

Histrionic

Sarah is constantly trying to draw attention to herself. when her co-worker returns to work with baby pictures after a maternity leave, she pulls out pictures of herself on vacation and tells the group how she had a romantic evening with a famous actor. she describes the evening in a dramatic fashion

Histrionic

frank has just been arrest for the fifth time. he is accused of vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. he show no concern for the 3 year old who diesd in the car crash. he states "parents shouldn't have three children out at 11:30 at night. and after all, its only a little girl"

antisocial

dana received an A- on her term paper. she leaves the room crying because of the slight criticism made by her instructor. she has no friends in the class. she is worried that is she got to know he class-mates better she would do something embarrassing. she doesn't want to be rejected by them. her classmates view her a as pathetic

avoidant

ginger became suicidal after her boyfriend told her their relationship was over. she went to her boyfriend's home and she started throwing rocks at the house. she shouted "I love you. I can't live without you. I don't want to hurt you. I just want to die". she ran into the street in front of an oncoming car. Ginger has history of self-mutilation

borderline

abby is always trying to please other. she puts their needs about her own. she is very careful not to get others mad at her by being too demanding. still she is unable to function in an independent manner

dependent

bill tells everyone he talks to how important he is to his company. he is constantly seeking admiration. "don't you think I did that well? his marriage has been unstable. his wife wants them to see a marriage counselor

narcissistic

beth is very concerned about details. she spends most of her waking hours devoted to work. she wants to make sure everything is just right. she therefore has difficulty finishing project. "i just want to check it one more time"

obsessive-compulsive

Jack is taking his neighbor to court for the second time. he seems to always to be suing someone. he states he does it to protect himself. everyone is always out to get him, so he must move first. he has been complaining about his boss lately, stating "She is so hostile". im sure she is going to try to fire me

paranoid

Joe is a loner, He shows little desire for social interaction. he recently won an award at work, but seemed indifferent to the praise. his neighbors describe him as cold

schizoid

peter reports being apprehensive and ill-at-ease in social situations. he has peculiar mannerisms and is perceived as eccentric by others. he state hs is clairvoyant

schizotypal