personality disorder

Noun
  1. Inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior (synset 114411212)
    is a type of: disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
    subtypes:
    • maladjustment - the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability
    • antisocial personality disorder, psychopathic personality, sociopathic personality - a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)
    • schizoid, schizotypal personality - characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia

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