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Avoidant Personality Disorder
People with avoidant personality disorder are beyond shy. Having an avoidant personality means feeling inadequate and nervous around others. This mood disorder may become so severe that agoraphobia, a desire for complete isolation, develops.
What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
Dr. Drew wrote a book about narcissistic personality disorder, profiling the late Anna Nicole Smith as a classic narcissist. Narcissistic disorder involves having a grandiose sense of importance, and a vain, egocentric personality.
What is Conversion Disorder?
Plato recognized hysteria as a mental illness. But it was Sigmund Freud who named the mental condition conversion disorder. In this personality disorder, psychological stress manifests as physical symptoms like having a seizure, or going blind.
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What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
Dr. Drew wrote a book about narcissistic personality disorder, profiling the late Anna Nicole Smith as a classic narcissist. Narcissistic disorder involves having a grandiose sense of importance, and a vain, egocentric personality.
What is Intermittent Explosive Disorder?
Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a mental condition characterized by anger problems ranging from aggression to violence. Find out who really needs anger management and which medications psychiatrists prescribe for this illness.
What is Dependent Personality Disorder?
Dependent personality disorder, formerly asthenic personality disorder, is noted by insecure, submissive, passive and needy behavior. After all, it's a mental illness marked by an intense fear of being alone. Learn more about this chronic condition.