The DSM-5 Personality Theories

Everyone has there own personality characteristic that makes a person think and behave. When those characteristic interferes with daily life actives, or cause interferes with personal relationship, and cause stress they are consider to have personality disorders. The DSM-5 splits the personality disorders into three main clusters. The first group is Cluster A that is entitled odd or eccentric disorder, which includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorder. The second group is Cluster B that is titled dramatic, emotional, or erratic disorder, which includes antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorder. The third group is Cluster C that is called anxious or fearful disorder, which includes avoidant,

There are seven diagnostic criteria. The first, unable to fulfill social norms, which causes frequently act of arrest. Second, repeated lying making stories, and also using other individuals identify for personal advantages or preference. Third, acting implosive making rash decisions not having a plan, and moving on with no idea about what’s ahead in the future. Fourth, aggressiveness towards others, causing often getting into physical fights or assaults with other individuals, also signs of irritability such as bad temper or moodiness. Fifth, performing in recklessness activates without having any consciousness for others safety and the safety of others. Sixth, irresponsibility failure to care about higher authority, also failure to uphold ones obligations and responsibilities in daily life activities. Seventh, having no remorse for other individuals feeling, and there owns feelings. The individual must be at lest 18 year of age before diagnosing individual with antisocial personality disorder. Individuals with antisocial personality disorder have no sorrow when they commit a violent crime, such as murder, rape, and assault against another

Genetic influences are one of the key concepts to antisocial personality disorder. Studies have shown that genetic influences play a role in this disorder. Children born with a mother with antisocial personality disorder can cause the child to have the disorder, but if the mother with the disorder does not raise the child, the child can have a chance not manifest the disorder. Genetic traits of the disorder can also be inherited, such as aggressiveness witch we identify with the disorder. Theories have suggested that an individual with antisocial personality disorder are under aroused and need perform dangerous behaviors to feel aroused. They have no fear of the actions they are performing in, such as when they commit an awful crime towards another individual they have no fear of punishment. Another etiology is Psychological influences studies have shown that individuals with antisocial personality disorder process the rearward and punishment method. Children that show signs of aggressiveness, and parent does nothing to punish the child can have an influences in the child to continue his behavior. Individual with stress at home and personal life they can start developing antisocial