personality disorder
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Related to personality disorder: histrionic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, Narcissistic personality disorder
personality disorder
[‚pərs·ən′al·əd·ē dis‚ȯrd·ər] (psychology)
Any of various disorders characterized by abnormal behavior rather than by neurotic, psychotic, or mental disturbances.
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