Personality Disorders That Favor Conflictive Divorce.
Conflicting personalities are generally related to some personality disorder, which for genetic, organic, environmental reasons, etc., has developed a disorder.
The Personality traits They are persistent patterns of ways of perceiving, relating to, and reflecting on the environment. Its presence in an individual becomes manifest in a wide range of situations, both personal and social. When inflexible and maladaptive they cause significant functional impairment or subjective distress, these traits constitute personality disorders.
Its main feature is the existence of a pattern permanent internal experience and behavior that, departing from the expectations of the person’s culture, manifests itself in at least two of the following areas: affective, cognitive, interpersonal activity and impulse control. It is very important to know if our partner has one of these diagnoses, since this will largely define the attitude they will adopt when facing a divorce.
What are the most common personality disorders?
The most common personality disorders are:
He paranoid disorder: a pattern of distrust and suspicion towards the person, which causes them to maliciously interpret the intentions of the person and others.
He schizoid disorder: in which the person disconnects from others and their social relationships, prefers to be alone, and restricts their emotional expression.
He schizotypal disorder ; in which the person experiences intense discomfort in social relationships with friends, family, workers, and develops cognitive distortions of thought, and has eccentricities in their behavior, for example they tend to dress “strangely.”
He antisocial personality disorder ; (psychopaths) who show a pattern of contempt for others and violation of their rights. Not letting you talk to your children because they have them with them.
He Borderline personality disorder ; which is characterized by people who are unstable in interpersonal relationships, unstable in their self-image and affections, and by notable impulsiveness.
He Histrionic personality disorder ; those with excessive emotionality and demand for attention. They usually make scandals.
He narcissistic disorder ; The person with a pattern of grandiosity always speaks above everyone, seeking admiration for himself, and with zero empathy.
He avoidance disorder ; where feelings of incompetence predominate and they are avoidant, they do not get emotionally involved, they tend to run away.
He dependent personality disorder ; the person who is submissive and clingy, with an excessive need to be taken care of. She won’t want to divorce her as long as they continue to take care of her even if they don’t love her.
Finally, obsessive-compulsive disorder; those people obsessive with order, perfectionism, and control. Any of these profiles when feeling threatened by the divorce situation, will reveal behavioral patterns described, giving rise to maladaptive behaviors that will favor conflict with the other, making negotiation and agreement difficult. But also, it will systematically fail to comply with them over time. If you recognize some of these definitions, keep them in mind in a divorce process, and even post-divorce with children.
