Personality disorders are often not apparent to others, and many people with these problems seem to live basically normal lives without being a threat to others. if these people can function well in society, why should they be considered psychologically disordered?

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Explanation:

Personality is a relatively stable and enduring characteristic of cognitive, behavioural and emotional traits.

During a lifetime, a person will interact with others in a reasonably predictable way. Personality changes with experience, maturity and external factors in a way that it stimulates adaptation to the environment. Personality is affected by genetic and psychosocial factors.

A personality disorder is an extreme set of characteristics that is far beyond the range found in most people. It is defined as  an enduring pattern of inner experiences and behaviour that deviates from the expectations of the individual's culture. A personality disorder is pervasive, inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood. It is stable over time and leads to distress or impairment of functioning. It cannot be diagnosed before the age of 18 years of age.

The most important etiologic factors are biological, social and psychological factors.

The classical types of personality disorder are as follows: 1. schizoid personality disorder; 2. paranoid personality disorder; 3.antisocial personality disorder; 4. histrionic personality disorder; 5.obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

In schizoid personality disorder, the main character is to do things alone or to socially withdraw. There are restricted emotions, humourless, distant, cold, sensitive to the feeling of rejection, deficient motivation and the lack of interest and hobbies. There is no relation between schizoid personality disorder and schizophrenia.  

In paranoid personality disorder, there is the feelings are overexpressed, the blame is externalized for his/her difficulties, the feeling of insecurity, the overestimation of minor events. The individual has high suspicion in others, cannot relax, has little or no sense of humour,  envious and pathologically jealous The individual is critical to others, has major problems with authority figures and anger and hostility are the main affects.  

In antisocial personality disorder, there is usually an onset during childhood, prior to the age of 18. There is constant lack o conformity to major social and religious rules, promiscuity, poor impulse control and avoidance of responsibility for actions. The individual is abusive, manipulative to others and often abuses certain substances. The individual requires constant stimulation and has a lack of care for the feelings of others.

In histrionic personality disorder, the prevalence is higher in the female population. There is immature personality, emotionally unstable and tendency to emotionally overreact. The individual acts constantly to be in the centre of attraction. There is a dramatization of situations and emotions. The individual is sexually provocative, seductive, egocentric and highly suggestible and dependent.

In obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, there is over-concern with details. The individual is perfectionist, over conscientious, rigid and inflexible. The individuals are humourless with lack of spontaneity.

The majority of these disorders are diagnosed during the treatment and /or family complains of them.

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  with coronary artery disease, plaque first grows within the walls of the coronary arteries until the blood flow to the heart’s muscle is limited. view an illustration of coronary arteries. this is also called ischemia. it may be chronic, narrowing of the coronary artery over time and limiting of the blood supply to part of the muscle. or it can be acute, resulting from a sudden rupture of a plaque and formation of a thrombus or blood clot.

    the traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease are high ldl cholesterol, low hdl cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history, diabetes, smoking, being post-menopausal for women and being older than 45 for men, according to fisher. obesity may also be a risk factor.

    “coronary artery disease begins in childhood, so that by the teenage years, there is evidence that plaques that will stay with us for life are formed in most people,” said fisher, who is former editor of the american heart association journal, atvb. “preventive measures instituted early are thought to have greater lifetime benefits. healthy lifestyles will delay the progression of cad, and there is hope that cad can be regressed before it causes chd.”

  living a healthy lifestyle that incorporates good nutrition, weight management and getting plenty of physical activity can play a big role in avoiding cad.

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