Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic) – personality conditions

From the book – Chapter 11: Mood, Psychotic and Personality Conditions

Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic)

Antisocial: disregard for and violation of others' rights; deceitfulness, impulsivity, lack of remorse (often linked to conduct disorder in childhood).
Borderline (BPD): instability in relationships, self-image, and emotions; impulsivity; intense fear of abandonment; self-harm in some people.
Histrionic: excessive emotionality and attention-seeking.
Narcissistic: grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy.

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Bhagavad Gita 5.18 – The wise see the same in a learned humble person, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and one who cooks a dog.