Axis II personality disorders

Cluster A (odd or eccentric disorders)

  • Paranoid personality disorder (characterised by irrational suspicions and mistrust of others)

  • Schizoid personality disorder (lack of interest in social relationships, seeing no point in sharing time with others, misanthropy, introspection)

  • Schizotypal personality disorder (characterised by odd behaviour or thinking)

Cluster B (dramatic, emotional or erratic disorders)

  • Antisocial personality disorder (a pervasive disregard for the law and the rights of others)

  • Borderline personality disorder (extreme “black and white” thinking, instability in relationships, self-image, identity and behaviour)

  • Histrionic personality disorder (pervasive attention-seeking behaviour including inappropriate sexual seductiveness and shallow or exaggerated emotions)

  • Narcissistic personality disorder (a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy)

Cluster C (anxious or fearful disorders)

  • Avoidant personality disorder (social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation and avoidance of social interaction)

  • Dependent personality disorder (pervasive psychological dependence on other people)

  • Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (not the same as obsessive-compulsive disorder - characterized by rigid conformity to rules, moral codes and excessive orderliness)