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Personality disorders

Personality disorders are pervasive and stable patterns of behavior and inner experiences that start during adolescence or young adult life and have negative effects on functioning of the person or produces distress. Personality disorders are grouped into three clusters. Cluster A, defined as bizarre and weird, is formed by paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal characteristics. Cluster B, defined as impulsive and extraverted, is formed by borderline, narcissistic, antisocial, and histrionic personality disorder. Finally, cluster C, defined as anxious and introverted, is formed by avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. People with personality disorders have great problems with intimacy as their personality traits negatively influence their capacity to form dyadic relationships and their capacity for empathy. People with different clusters of personality disorders will have different mating strategies and different ways of forming intimate relations. There is not much research on specific sexual dysfunctions in specific personality disorders. Paranoid personalities are more prone to homophobia, while schizoid personality disorder is correlated with asexuality. Treatment of people with personality problems who at the same time have sexual problems should be directed toward psychoeducation (about their personality disorder) and better partner communication with emphasis on learning empathy.

personality disorder ; attachment ; mating strategies ; intimacy

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