Antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder

Abstract

Personality disorder is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (2000) (DSM - IV) as "enduring pattern[s] of inner experience and behavior" which causes p erson into repeated conflicts with his or her social and occupational environment . A ccording to DSM - IV , these dysfunctional patterns must be considered as nonconforming or deviant by the person's culture, and cause significant emotional pain and/or difficulties in relationships and occupational performance. This is because , th ey usually sees the disorder as being consistent with his or he r self - image (ego - syntonic). Meaning to say, these individuals do not see themselves as abnormal/out of ord inary. Instead, they may blame the people around him/her for his/ her condition; social, educational, or work - related problems (ibid). There are many types of personality disorder, namely, schizoid, paranoid, historic as well as narcissistic, among others. In this essay, I will focus on two types of personality disorder; the antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder.