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Personality Disorder
Personality in Psychology
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Aasic ?uman Motivation+
Drive for Superiority) the
desire for self&
improvement) an
$upward drive( for
perfection.
Aasic ?uman Problem+
Inferiority Complex)
e-treme feelings of
wea8ness or inade9uacy;
involves an inability to
accept natural
limitations.
#n !nferiority *omple- occurs
when the need for self&
improvement is bloc8ed.
!nferiority 'eelings and
Personality
'eelings of inferiority are a natural part of personality
development. They start in childhood when we
compare ourselves to adults and continue into
adulthood when we discover limitations to our
abilities.
The natural and healthy reaction to inferiority feelings
is *ompensation) efforts to overcome real or
imagined inferiority by developing one.s abilities.
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-troverts )aggressive)
adventurous) dynamic)
noisy) active) leaders)
careless) competitive)
warriors) dominant)
logical) opposing)
courageous) confronting)
achievers
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!ntroverts) rational)
intellectual) 9uiet) self&
starters) compulsive)
autonomous) observers)
analytical) perceptive)
avoiding) creative) detached)
inventors.
!nteractive) romantic)
emotional) tal8ative)
followers) 8ind)
imaginative) accepting)
fearful) 2oiners.
!n a more e-treme
version of these traits)
this would mean for
e-ample that the
obese are predisposed
toward manic&
depressive illness
Personality Disorder at For8
#voidant personality
Dependent personality
6bsessive&compulsive personality
#nti&social personality
Aorderline personality
?istrionic personality
%arcissistic personality
Paranoid personality
,chizotypal personality
#voidant Personality
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