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Personality Development Disorder According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual a personality disorder is an "enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior the deviates markedly from the expectation of the individual's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment." (psychology.about..com/od/personalitydisorders).

Some experts believe that personality disorders stem from earlier experiences that prevented that the development of normal thought. Others believe that personality disorders are a result of biological or genetic influences.

In order to be diagnosed with this disorder an individual has to show signs that affect emotions, thoughts, and impulse control. Also this disorder can not be explained by any other mental disorder.

There are any types of personality disorder; paranoid disorder, schizoid personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, antisocial disorder, etc...