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passive-aggressive personality disorder [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Personality Development
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

Passive Aggressive Personality Disorder. The essential feature of this disorder is a pervasive pattern of passive resistance to demands for adequate social and occupational performance, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts.

OBS

passive-aggressive personality: term extracted from the 9th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Développement de la personnalité
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Personnalité passive-agressive. La caractéristique essentielle de ce trouble est un mode général de résistance passive à des demandes de fournir des performances adéquates, sociales ou professionnelles, apparaissant au début de l'âge adulte et présent dans des contextes divers.

OBS

Terme tiré du Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux (DSM-III-R) et de la Neuvième Révision de la Classification internationale des Maladies (CIM-9).

Spanish

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