Posted by alexandra_k on April 27, 2009, at 14:48:30
In reply to Re: axis two features, posted by deerock on April 27, 2009, at 13:55:40
I guess they might have felt a little like they were between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand you feel frustrated / angry that they won't tell you what they are thinking with respect to a diagnosis, on the other hand you feel frustrated / angry when they do tell you what they are thinking with respect to a diagnosis...
I guess we tend to have a view of personality as being, well, personal or about the person. Something intrinsic and invariant that doesn't alter without, well, altering who you are as a person. The psychologists notion of a 'personality disorder' or of 'personality traits' is a little different. It isn't supposed to be personal so much as a description of behaviors. There is much controversy over how invariant they are or how much these characteristics of behavior can be altered over time and / or as a function of therapy.
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