Chronic interpersonal instability is a hallmark of severe personality disorder. Patients may select bad objects but ...

Given the amount of current interest in the concepts of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), I think many people would find a brief history of this diagnosis useful. One of the ...

New research suggests that lumping those with personality disorders into a package of traits should be left behind for more dynamic analysis instead. Someone who is "neurotic" does not necessarily ...

This article examines the political contents of object relations psychoanalysis, a theory that perceives dependence as the natural state of all humans. Unlike the views advanced by the classical state ...

Current Directions in Psychological Science reviews current trends and controversies in psychology. It contains concise reviews of research in all subdisciplines of scientific psychology. Written by ...

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Children with attachment issues may either withdraw emotionally from caregivers or become overly friendly with unknown adults. Untreated, attachment disorders may negatively affect social development.