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Personality Disorders:** Defined by the [|DSIM-IV] as enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectation of the individual's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment.
 * __//Personality Disorders and Addiction//__

Borderline Personality Disorder

Antisocal Personality Disorder

//**types:**// __**Antisocial Personality Disorder**__:weak or no morals;disregard for moral and legal standards;difficult for the person to get along with others and follow society's rules __**Avoidant Personality Disorder**__:avoid being social;feels of not being good enough;extremely sensitive to criticism __**Borderline Personality Disorder**__:rapid mood changes;unstable relationships;impulsive;unstable actions and twisted self image for a full list see http://www.focusas.com/personalitydisorder.html 1.obsessed with the object, activity, or substance 2.seek out their addiction or engage in behavior regardless of the harm caused 3.repeat the behavior even if they don't want to 4.when they stop the behavior, withdrawal symptoms occur for a full list see http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/hints/addictiveb.html __**If you have an addiction, see** [|addictionsearch.com]
 * __Dependent Personality Disorder__**:need of other people, unable to make decisions or take stands on their own;fear of separation;submissive;indecisiveness;not self-confident
 * __Histrionic Personality Disorder__**:Exaggerated emotional reaction in everyday behavior.
 * Addiction**: A substance, object or behavior that becomes a persons main focus, or that has became hurtful to the person or others.A person can be addicted to anything.
 * //Common Characteristics://**
 * To talked to others with addictions, see [|medhelp.org/forums/addiction/]**__