Describe the Three Clusters of DSM-5 Personality Disorders and Provide

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Essay

Describe the three clusters of DSM-5 personality disorders and provide an explanation of each personality disorder that belongs to each cluster. What adjectives are generally used to describe each cluster?

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Definitions:

Deindividuation

A psychological state characterized by reduced self-awareness and decreased social identity, often leading to uninhibited and sometimes antisocial behavior.

Aggressive Drives

In psychoanalytic theory, the innate impulses or instincts that lead to aggressive behaviors and thoughts.

Social-psychological View

A perspective that examines how individual behavior and thought are influenced by social contexts, including group dynamics and social norms.

Nazis

Members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, a far-right political party in Germany led by Adolf Hitler from 1920 to 1945, responsible for the Holocaust and World War II atrocities.