A. Significant impairments in personality functioning manifest by:
1. Impairments in self functioning:- a. Identity: ---
- b. Self-direction: ---
- 2. Impairments in interpersonal functioning:
- a. Empathy: ---
- b. Intimacy: ---
B. Pathological personality traits in the following domains:
- 1. ---, characterized by:
C. The impairments in personality functioning and the individual’s personality trait expression are relatively stable across time and consistent across situations.
D. The impairments in personality functioning and the individual’s personality trait expression are not better understood as normative for the individual’s developmental stage or socio-cultural environment.
E. The impairments in personality functioning and the individual’s personality trait expression are not solely due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, medication) or a general medical condition (e.g., severe head trauma).