Hi, this is Tom, and in this episode I'm going to be going through personality disorders.

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Personality disorders cover a variety of maladaptive personality traits that cause

significant psychosocial distress and interfere with functioning. These traits remain relatively

persistent over time and they affect the person's life and relationships.

Personality disorders are characterised by patterns of thought, behaviour and emotion that differ from

what's normally expected. They often lead to difficult relationships, reduce quality of life and

poor physical health.

Personality disorders are thought to result from a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

Patients often have a history of early childhood trauma and difficult circumstances.

Let's talk about the presentation.

A wide range of symptoms and behaviours occur with personality disorders. Let's talk about the presentation.

A wide range of symptoms and behaviours occur with personality disorders.

The symptoms typically emerge during the teenage or early adult years.

Symptoms vary on the type of personality disorder and the individual.

For example, possible symptoms in someone with borderline personality disorder,

which we'll talk about in more detail shortly,

include strong and intense emotions, for example, outbursts of anger,

emotional instability with rapidly changing emotions, difficulty managing their emotions,

difficulty maintaining relationships, a poor sense of identity, feelings of emptiness, fear of abandonment, impulsive and risky behavior, recurrent self-harm, and recurrent suicidal behaviors.

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