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Axis II
Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation
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Psychology
Graduate
10/28/2011

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Term
Paranoid Personality Disorder A
Definition
Cluster A; Mistrust of others and feelings of betrayal leading to malevident interpretations.
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Antisocial Personality Disorder B
Definition
B-Dramatic, Erratic and emotional; Blatant and pervasive disregard for the rights of others and the law.
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Schizoid Personality Disorder A
Definition
A-odd and eccentric; detachment from social relationships and limited range of emotional expression.
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Histrionic Personality Disorder B
Definition
B-Dramatic, erratic and emotional; Attentionseeking to the point of which the person may illicit inappropriate seduction for attention.
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Borderline Personality Disorder B
Definition
B-Dramatic, erratic and emotional; instability in interpersonal relationships, self image, affect and marked impulsivity.
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Schizotypal Personality Disorder A
Definition
A-Odd and eccentric; acute discomfort in close relationships, cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior.
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder B
Definition
B-Dramatic, erratic, emotional; No empathy for others, extreme attention seeker and need forr admiration.
Term
Mental Retardation
Definition
Significant sub average general intellectual functioning and life and social/interpersonal skills, by the onset of 18 years of age.
Term
Avoidant Personality Disorder C
Definition
C-Fearful and anxious; social inhibition, feeling of inadequacy, oversensitivity to negative evalution.
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Dependent Personality Disorder C
Definition
C-Fearful and anxious; pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to a need to be taken care of. 
Term
Personality Disorder NOS
Definition
Disorders of the personality functioning that have not met criteria outlined elsewhere. 
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Obsessive-Complusive Personality Disorder C
Definition
C-Fearful and anxious; Pervasive actions and cognition; is preoccupied with perfection, order and cleanliness. 
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