affectivity, arousal, impulse control, ways of perceiving and thinking, and style of relating to others;
The abnormal behavior pattern is enduring, of long standing, and not limited to episodes of mental illness;
The abnormal behavior pattern is pervasive and clearly maladaptive to a broad range of personal and social situations;
The above manifestations always appear during childhood or adolescence and continue into adulthood;
The disorder leads to considerable personal distress but this may only become apparent late in its course;
The disorder is usually, but not invariably, associated with significant problems in occupational and social performance.The ICD adds: "For different cultures it may be necessary to develop specific sets of criteria with regard to social norms, rules and obligations. "Chapter V in the ICD-10 contains the mental and behavioral disorders and includes categories of personality disorder and enduring personality changes. They are defined as ingrained patterns indicated by inflexible and disabling responses that significantly differ from how the average person in the culture perceives, thinks, and feels, particularly in relating to others.The specific personality disorders are: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dissocial, emotionally unstable (borderline type and impulsive type), histrionic, narcissistic, anankastic, anxious (avoidant) and dependent.Besides the ten specific PD, there are the following categories:

Other specific personality disorders (involves PD characterized as eccentric, haltlose, immature, narcissistic, passive–aggressive, or psychoneurotic.) Personality disorder, unspecified (includes "character neurosis" and "pathological personality"). Mixed and other personality disorders (defined as conditions that are often troublesome but do not demonstrate the specific pattern of symptoms in the named disorders).
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See also
List of cutaneous conditions
Skin lesion

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