TYPICAL BELIEFS IN PERSONAL DISORDERS

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TYPICAL BELIEFS IN PERSONAL DISORDERS
TYPICAL BELIEFS IN PERSONAL DISORDERS
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I. Avoidant personality disorder

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1. I am socially unsuitable and unwelcome in work or social situations.

2. Other people are potentially critical, indifferent, and tend to demean or reject me.

3. I can't stand unpleasant feelings.

4. If people get close to me, they will discover who I am and reject me.

5. It is unbearable when I am considered inferior or inadequate.

6. I must avoid unpleasant situations at all costs.

7. If I feel or think about something unpleasant, I should try to forget about it or distract myself, such as thinking about something else, having a drink, taking a pill, or watching TV.

8. I must avoid situations in which I attract attention, or be as inconspicuous as possible.

9. Bad feelings will intensify and get out of control.

10. If others criticize me, they are probably right.

11. It is better not to do anything than to try to do something that may end in failure.

12. If I don’t think about the problem, I don’t need to solve it.

13. Any signs of tension in a relationship indicate that the relationship has deteriorated; therefore, they must be torn apart.

14. If I ignore the problem, it disappears.

II. Dependent personality disorder

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1. I am needy and weak.

2. I need someone who is always available to help me cope with what I have to do or if something bad happens.

3. My assistant can take care of, support and trust me - if he wants.

4. I am helpless when I act on my own.

5. If I fail to attach to a stronger person, I am completely alone.

6. The worst thing that can happen to me is if I get abandoned.

7. If I am not loved, I will always be unhappy.

8. I must not do anything that might offend someone who supports me or helps me.

9. I have to be in a dependent position in order to maintain a good attitude.

10. I must always have access to it.

11. I must maintain as close a relationship as possible.

12. I cannot make my own decisions.

13. I cannot deal with problems like others do.

14. I need other people to help me make decisions or tell me what to do.

III. Passive-aggressive personality disorder

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1. I am self-sufficient, but I need others to help me achieve my goals.

2. The only way to maintain self-esteem is to indirectly assert yourself, such as not following instructions.

3. I love to get attached to people, but I do not want to be manipulated.

4. Powerful people are usually obsessive, demanding, intrusive and tend to command.

5. I must resist the domination of the authorities, but at the same time seek their approval and acceptance.

6. Unbearable to be controlled or dominated by others.

7. I have to do everything my own way.

8. Setting deadlines, meeting requirements, and accommodating are direct threats to my pride and self-sufficiency.

9. If I obey the rules, as people expect, it limits my freedom of action.

10. It is better not to express your anger directly, but to show displeasure by disobeying.

11. I myself know what I need and what is good for me, and others should not tell me what to do.

12. The rules are arbitrary and limit me.

13. Other people are often too demanding.

14. If I think people are too powerful, I have the right to ignore their demands.

IV. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

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1. I am completely responsible for myself and others.

2. I have to rely on myself to make sure everything is done.

3. Others are too frivolous, often irresponsible, self-indulgent or incompetent.

4. It is important to do any job perfectly.

5. I need order, systems and rules to do the job properly.

6. If I don't have systems, things can fall apart.

7. Any flaw or defect in performance can lead to disaster.

8. The highest standards must always be adhered to, or things will fall apart.

9. I have to completely control my emotions.

10. People should do everything my way.

11. If I do not do the work at the highest level, I will fail.

12. Flaws, defects or mistakes are not allowed.

13. Details are extremely important.

14. I do my best.

V. Antisocial personality disorder

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1. I must beware.

2. Strength or cunning is the best way to get your way.

3. We live in the jungle and the fittest survives.

4. People will get to me if I don't get to them first.

5. It is not necessary to keep promises and pay off debts.

6. You can lie if you are not caught in a lie.

7. I have been treated unfairly and have the right to receive my share by any means available.

8. Other people are weak and deserve to be deceived.

9. If I do not oppress others, they will oppress me.

10. I must do whatever goes unpunished.

11. It doesn't matter what others think of me.

12. If I want something, I have to do everything to get it.

13. I can get away with it, so I don't have to worry about bad consequences.

14. If people cannot take care of themselves, that is their problem.

Vi. Narcissistic personality disorder

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1. I am a special person.

2. Since I am the best, I am entitled to special treatment and privileges.

3. I should not be bound by rules that apply to other people.

4. It is very important to get recognition, praise and excitement.

5. If others do not respect my status, they should be punished.

6. Other people must meet my needs.

7. Other people need to understand how special I am.

8. It is unbearable if I am not given due respect or I do not get what I am entitled to.

9. Other people do not deserve the admiration or wealth they receive.

10. People have no right to criticize me.

11. Nobody's needs should clash with my own.

12. Since I am so talented, people have to promote my career.

13. I am understood only by outstanding personalities like me.

14. I have every reason to hope for a great future.

Vii. Hysterical personality disorder

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1. I am an interesting, attractive person.

2. To feel happy, I must attract the attention of others.

3. If I do not entertain or impress people, I am nothing.

4. If I am not interested in others, they will not love me.

5. To get what you want, you need to amaze or amuse people.

6. If people don't respond positively to me, they are disgusting.

7. It's terrible if people ignore me.

8. I have to be the center of attention.

9. I do not have to bother thinking about it - I just have to rely on the "inner" feeling.

10. When I am entertaining people, they do not notice my weaknesses.

11. I can't stand boredom.

12. If I feel like doing something, I have to do it.

13. People will pay attention to me only if I act in extreme ways.

14. Feelings and intuition are much more important than rational thinking and planning.

VIII. Schizoid personality disorder

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1. It doesn't matter what other people think of me.

2. It is important for me to be free and independent.

3. I like to act alone more than with someone.

4. In many situations it is better to be alone.

5. Nobody influences my decisions.

6. Close relationships with people are not important to me.

7. I set my own standards and set my own goals.

8. My privacy is much more important to me than being close to people.

9. It doesn't matter to me what other people think.

10. I can handle everything on my own without any help.

11. It is better to be alone than to feel “attached” to other people.

12. I shouldn't trust anyone.

13. I can use people for my own purposes as long as I manage to avoid close relationships with them.

14. Relationships are messy and limit freedom.

IX. Paranoid personality disorder

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1. I cannot trust people.

2. Other people have ulterior motives.

3. Others will try to use or manipulate me if I am not careful.

4. I must always be on my guard.

5. Trusting people is not safe.

6. If people are friendly, they may try to use or exploit me.

7. People will use me if I give them the opportunity.

8. Other people are unfriendly.

9. Other people will deliberately try to humiliate me.

10. Often people deliberately want to annoy me.

11. I will have serious problems if I allow other people to think that they can mistreat me with impunity.

12. If other people learn something about me, they use it against me.

13. People often say one thing and think another.

14. The person with whom I am in a close relationship may turn out to be treacherous or betray me.

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