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Key points:
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There is no single known cause of personality
disorder.
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A combination of biological, social and
psychological factors are implicated in the
development of personality disorders.
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Personality
disorders consist of
manifestations of extreme forms of normal
behaviours/emotions/beliefs.
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Many individuals are resilient to the
biopsychosocial stress associated with the
development of personality disorders; they
would appear to possess resilient
temperaments and/or
have experienced
adaptive socially environments and/or
sought alternative positive attachments.
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Stress vulnerability would appear to be a
mediating factor in the development and
maintenance of personality disorders.
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