How can personality, "the configuration of characertistics and behavior that compromises an individul's unique adjustment to life" be disordered?
How can personality, "the configuration of characertistics and behavior that compromises an individul's unique adjustment to life" be disordered?
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Characteristics of Personality:
Personality is something which is unique in each individual: ...
Personality refers particularly to persistent qualities of an individual: ...
Personality represents a dynamic orientation of organism to environment: ...
Personality is greatly influenced by social interactions:
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Yes, personality disorders are listed and described in DSM and elsewhere. My question/issue is, because "personality" is the "individual's unique adjustment to life" (APA Dictionary of Psychology for one source), that is, always a population of one, there cannot be justification for labeling a personality "disordered".