In
psychology, a personality disorder refers to the pattern of thoughts, feelings
and behaviours, that are consistently experienced by a person over a long
period of time and that strongly influence that person to perceive themselves
and the world in a maladaptive way. Personality problems are unhelpful to a
person as they create psychological distress, life coping problems and
relationship difficulties, rather than assisting with life adjustment and problem
solving.
Psychological therapy has been proven to help individuals manage their personality difficulties and those friends and family members around who may also find it difficult to cope.