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  2. Borderline personality disorder - Wikipedia

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    e. Borderline personality disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), [16] is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive, long-term pattern of significant interpersonal relationship instability, a distorted sense of self, and intense emotional responses. [9][17][18] People diagnosed with BPD ...

  3. Barratt Impulsiveness Scale - Wikipedia

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    The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) is a widely used measure of impulsiveness. It includes 30 items that are scored to yield six first-order factors (attention, motor, self-control, cognitive complexity, perseverance, and cognitive instability impulsiveness) and three second-order factors (attentional, motor, and non-planning impulsiveness). [1]

  4. Impulsivity - Wikipedia

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    Impulsivity. Orbitofrontal cortex, part of the prefrontal cortex that shapes decision-making. In psychology, impulsivity (or impulsiveness) is a tendency to act on a whim, displaying behavior characterized by little or no forethought, reflection, or consideration of the consequences. [ 1 ] Impulsive actions are typically "poorly conceived ...

  5. Big Five personality traits - Wikipedia

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    In this context, role senders provide workers with cues for expected behaviors, which in turn activates personality traits and work relevant behaviors. In essence, expectations of the role sender lead to different behavioral outcomes depending on the trait levels of individual workers, and because people differ in trait levels, responses to ...

  6. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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    Frequency. 0.8–1.5% (2019, using DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10) [ 2 ] Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by executive dysfunction occasioning symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity and emotional dysregulation that are excessive and pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and ...

  7. Personality disorder - Wikipedia

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    Personality disorders (PD) are a class of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture. [1] These patterns develop early, are inflexible, and are associated with significant distress or ...

  8. Loevinger's stages of ego development - Wikipedia

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    Loevinger describes the ego as a process, rather than a thing; [6] it is the frame of reference (or lens) one uses to construct and interpret one's world. [6] This contains impulse control and character development with interpersonal relations and cognitive preoccupations, including self-concept. [7]

  9. Impulse-control disorder - Wikipedia

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    Impulse-control disorder (ICD) is a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by impulsivity – failure to resist a temptation, an urge, or an impulse; or having the inability to not speak on a thought. Many psychiatric disorders feature impulsivity, including substance-related disorders, behavioral addictions, attention deficit ...