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Personality Disorderssystematically explores 10 personality disorders. Each chapter presents a comprehensive and in-depth picture of a particular disorder and its effects, not only on those who suffer from it but also on family, friends, and colleagues as well as the community at large. Chapters focus on important parameters such as symptoms, diagnosis, incidence, history, development, causes, effects, and costs. Relevant case histories and Up Close sections illustrate how the disorder may manifest in different environments and reveal how the disorder can affect a person's interactions within society, at work, and in personal relationships. Research and theories about each particular disorder are also included. Every chapter closes with a discussion of various treatment approaches and a brief list of references, providing for a meaningful presentation for readers at the undergraduate student level and beyond.
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PERSONALITY DISORDERS
PERSONALITY DISORDERS Elements, History, Examples, and Research
VERA SONJA MAASS
Health and Psychology Sourcebooks
Copyright © 2019 by ABC-CLIO, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Maass, Vera Sonja, author. Title: Personality disorders : elements, history, examples, and research / Vera Sonja Maass. Description: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, 2019. | Series: Health and psychology sourcebooks | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018039665 | ISBN 9781440860454 (hardcopy : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781440860461 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Personality disorders. Classification: LCC RC554 .M223 2019 | DDC 616.85/81—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018039665 ISBN: 978-1-4408-6045-4 (print) 978-1-4408-6046-1 (ebook) 23 22 21 20 19 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available as an eBook. Praeger An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 147 Castilian Drive Santa Barbara, California 93117 www.abc-clio.com This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America
Contents
Series Foreword
vii
Introduction ix 1 Antisocial Personality Disorder
1
2 Avoidant Personality Disorder
23
3 Borderline Personality Disorder
45
4 Dependent Personality Disorder
67
5 Histrionic Personality Disorder
89
6 Narcissistic Personality Disorder
111
7 Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
131
8 Paranoid Personality Disorder
153
9 Schizoid Personality Disorder
175
10 Schizotypal Personality Disorder
197
Glossary 219 Resources 225 Index 229
Series Foreword
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