Personality Disorders
Bonnie Ramos, RN, M.S.
Common Characteristics of Personality Disorders (PDs)
Inflexible and maladaptive response to stress
Disability in working and loving
Ability to evoke interpersonal conflict
Capacity to "get under the skin" of others
PD Commonalities
Thinks problem is someone else’s, project own problems onto others
Manipulative and controlling
Hx failed relationships & lost jobs
Emotional immaturity
Tx
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