Case No. LV20C00210
Family Court

Case No. LV20C00210

Fecha: 13-Jun-2022

Personality Disorder

: A personality disorder characterised by a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, mental and interpersonal control at the expense of being flexible, openness and efficiency;Anxious (Avoidant) Personality Disorder: A personality disorder characterised by persistent and pervasive feelings of tension and apprehension, belief that one is socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others, excessive preoccupation with being criticised or rejected in social situations, unwillingness to become involved with people unless certain of being liked, restrictions in lifestyle because of need for physical security and avoidance of social or occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact, because of fear of criticism, disapproval or rejection;DAST: Drug Abuse Screening Test. Structured interview instrument designed to detect drug abuse;Histrionic Personality Disorder: A personality disorder characterised by a pervasive pattern of attention seeking and excessive emotionality. It is characterised by a person who engages in attention seeking, theatrical and/or inappropriately seductive behaviour. Such individuals can be lively, dramatic and flirtatious. They can express strong emotions with an impressionistic style, can be easily influenced by others, exaggerate their behaviours and emotions and crave stimulation. Associated features can include egocentrism, self-indulgence, continuous longing for appreciation and persistent manipulative behaviours to achieve their own needs;IPDE: International Personality Disorder Examination. Clinical assessment of personality disorder used specifically for diagnosis;IPDE-SQ: IPDE screening questionnaire, screening assessment of personality disorder;MAST: Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. Structured interview instrument designed to detect alcoholism;Paranoid Personality Disorder: a personality disorder characterised by paranoia and a pervasive longstanding suspiciousness and generalised mistrust of others where the individual is hypersensitive, easily insulted and can bear grudges. They can interpret other’s intentions as hostile and have a persistent tendency to self-reference or a tenacious sense of personal rights;Personality Disorder: maladaptive personality traits clustering to cause the individual concerned significant difficulty across domains of functioning;