Conditions
PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Understanding Personality Patterns
A personality disorder is a mental disorder in which we experience a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking and behaving. Suffering from a personality disorder, is often experience challenges perceiving and relating to other people and situations. This causes significant problems in forming and maintaining positive relationships, work, school, and social life.
In some cases, people may not realise having a personality disorder because the way of thinking and behaving seems natural to them, or may even blame others for the challenges they have.
Common Features
Difficulty maintaining stable relationships
Intense or unstable emotions
Impulsive behaviors
Distorted self-image
Patterns of thinking that cause problems
Difficulty understanding others' perspectives
What Are The 10 Personality Disorders?
Cluster A
People with ‘Cluster A’ personality disorders typically experience ‘odd’ or ‘eccentric’ thoughts or behaviors:
Cluster B
People with ‘Cluster B’ personality disorders typically experience unstable emotions and dramatic or impulsive behaviours:
Cluster C
People with ‘Cluster C’ personality disorders typically experience anxious and fearful thoughts and behaviour:
What Is The Root Cause Of Personality Disorders?
Currently, the causes of personality disorders aren’t entirely understood.
Current studies show that the development of a personality disorder is due to a combination of early childhood environment and genetics.
People with particular personality types, such as borderline personality disorders (BPD), are known to have higher rates of childhood abuse, neglect or/and trauma.
Personality disorders usually develop in teenage or early adulthood years..
Our Therapeutic Approach
Schema Therapy - specialized approach for personality disorders
Therapeutic interventions from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - especially for Borderline
Mentalization-focused therapy
Developing emotional regulation skills
Working with interpersonal relationships
Mindfulness and self-compassion techniques
Mindfulness for managing overwhelming emotions
Identity-Oriented Psychotrauma Therapy (IoPT)
Stabilization, grounding, and Skills techniques
Identifying trauma-generated patterns
Psychosomatic processing and body work
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