What Is the Connection Between Behavior and Personality Disorder?
The many types of personality disorders make it difficult to define a single connection between behavior and personality disorder. Additionally, people with disorders like borderline, narcissistic, and schizoid may be assessed on the basis of function. Higher functioning patients have fewer destructive behaviors. Nevertheless, a few classic behaviors may be associated with each disorder. Expected behavior and personality disorder connections occur with borderline personality disorder (BPD). People with BPD tend to have high levels of impulsivity, which may include quick changes in mood from affectionate or happy to deeply angry. Degree of functioning and amount of therapeutic work often dictate how well someone with BPD is able to control sudden mood shifts. Other behaviors that are expected of this disorder type include self-injurious or suicidal tendencies, involvement in relationships that are unstable, greater risk for addiction, strongly anxious reactions, and tendency to view thi
