Definition of Psychopathology

When an individual suffers anxiety frequently due to stressful situations and he/she is not able to cope with that then he has developed an abnormal personality. Psychopathology means “the branch of science which deals with morbidity or pathology of the psyche or mind”. The malfunctioning of the mind includes gross disturbance of human behavior in terms of psychopathology is commonly discussed as a disorder of personality and deviation from normal behavior.

Types of Personality Disorders

Types of personality disorders are

a) Types I Cluster a Personality Disorders

i) paranoid personal disorder

ii) schizoid personal disorder

iii) schizotypal personal disorder.

b) Types II Cluster B Personality Dis

i) antisocial personal disorder

ii) borderline personal disorder

iii) histrionic personal disorder

iv) narcissistic personal disorder.

c) Types III Cluster C Personality Dis

i) avoidant personal disorder

ii) dependent personal disorder

iii) obsessive-compulsive personal disorder.

Paranoid Personality: Paranoid personality suspects other people will harm him. This type of people predisposed to paranoid schizophrenia.

Schizoid Personality: Persons with schizoid personality are quieted, withdrawn, and remain aloof. They are shy, timid, and self-conscious. A person with schizoid personality may develop schizophrenia (Not true schizoty pal personality is prone to schizophrenia).

Obsessive Personality: People with an obsessive personality are rigid in their behavior, and stick to what they say or want. They do their work perfectly. They feel uncomfortable if anything is changed or moved against their wish. These types of people are prone to obsessive-compulsive neurosis.