Personality disorders must be distinguished from personality traits. Personality traits are patterns of behavior that last a long time, relate to the environment and oneself, and emerge in the form of social and personal contexts. Personality traits are also flexible and the clinical picture does not meet diagnostic criteria or guidelines, and is milder than personality disorders. When this behavior pattern becomes significantly maladaptive and causes serious impairment in personal and social functioning, it is called a personality disorder
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