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character disorder

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character disorder [′kar·ik·tər dis′ȯrd·ər]
(psychology)
A pattern of behavior and emotional response that is socially disapproved or unacceptable, with little evidence of anxiety or other symptoms seen in neuroses.


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00 Hardcover RC554 Mental health researchers in China, Europe, and North America review recent research about a family of mental disorders that used to be called character disorders, and are characterized by rigid and persistent patterns of thought and action.
Fink was rather nihilistic about treating those with narcissistic problems that culminate in narcissistic character disorder.
There is no alternative way of ensuring that the sociopathic character disorder does not increase the number of victims targeted.
 
 
 
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