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Chapter-12 Personality Disorders

BOOK TITLE: Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Author
1. D Jija
2. K Shija
ISBN
9789352701834
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14194_13
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
11
Author Affiliations
1. Government College of Nursing, Thiruvananthapuram, India
2. Government College of Nursing, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Chapter keywords
Personality, personality disorder, maladaptive behavior, paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, dissocial personality disorder, emotionally unstable personality disorder

Abstract

Personality of an individual can be viewed in many aspects as—one’s values, interests, attitudes and beliefs, behavior and sometimes as physical appearance also. The chapter is based on the concept of personality disorders, which are deeply ingrained maladaptive behavior pattern characterized by difficulty to form enduring personal relationships and social functioning, that begin in the teenage years or young adulthood. Some of the types of personality disorders like specific personality disorders, paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, etc. are also described in this chapter. People with personality disorders come to hospital with the problems like anxiety, depression, adjustment problems or family problems. Nurse should establish a trusting relationship by empathizing with them through active listening, observations and identification of their personal feelings. She should passively observe for any signs of aggression—facial expressions, grinding the teeth, clenching of fist, loud speech, shouting, use of abusive words and destructive activities and intervene before escalation of behavior.

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