‘Personality Disorders’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 5

Q: I have been married for 3 years and 2 months. My wife and I have no children. My question is about anger issues that my wife appears to have.
Just how much yelling/screaming/swearing is normal in a marriage? My parents argued, but they almost never raised their voices to one another. (I can only [...]

Q: I have read some of your posts on the covert-aggressive personality and wonder if I might be one. I am in my mid-twenties now but have had various personality issues most of my life. Some of the aspects of my personality that I know are a problem include:

Having a poisoned tongue
I know that I [...]

Q: I recently completed a personality profile. The results indicate that I am a perfectionist. I am aware of the various theories that state that personality is shaped by both biological and social factors. My question is to what extent can people actually change the kind of person they are? I am very invested in [...]

Q: I attend a support group for the adult children of parents with Borderline Personality Disorder. Members of the group are in two camps regarding whether or not a person can “recover” from a personality disorder. I’m in the camp that says “No, its not possible to cure personality disorders.” To me, that’s like “recovering” [...]

Q: I think my mom has a personality disorder. She is always so negative. When the topic of my niece’s college came up in discussion, my mother stated: “What kind of parents send their child to Queens College? No one who goes there amounts to anything.” In fact, I went to that same college my [...]