Self-defeating personality disorder (also known as masochistic personality disorder) was a proposed personality disorder. As a descriptor for Other personality disorder it was mentioned in the DSM-III in 1980. It was discussed in an appendix of the revised third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R) in 1987, but was never formally admitted into the manual. Because of its significant overlap with other personality disorders (borderline, avoidant and dependent) the distinction was not seen as clinically valuable. It was entirely excluded from the DSM-IV. Since the DSM-5, the diagnoses other specified personality disorder and unspecified personality disorder have mostly replaced its use. Diagnosis
Definition proposed in DSM III-R for further review
Self-defeating personality disorder is:

A) A pervasive pattern of self-defeating behavior, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts.
This disorder became politically controversial when associated with domestic violence which was considered to be mostly caused by males. However a number of studies suggest that the disorder is common. In spite of its exclusion from DSM-IV in 1994, it continues to enjoy widespread currency amongst clinicians as a construct that explains a great many facets of human behaviour.Sexual masochism that "causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning" is still in DSM-IV. Millons subtypes
Theodore Millon has proposed four subtypes of masochist. Any individual masochist may fit into none, one or more of the following subtypes:

See also
Sadistic personality disorder
Self-handicapping
Self-preservation
Setting up to fail
Autosadism
Algolagnia
Learned helplessness

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References
External links
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/x_new_site/personality_psychology/personality_disorders_self_defeating.html
https://www.scribd.com/doc/55533833/The-Riddle-of-Masochism