31st January 2024

Cluster B

It is mainly characterised by unstable emotions, but following specific features are seen:

Antisocial Personality Disorder:

• Lack of concern for others.
• Violation of other’s rights.
• Irresponsibility.
• Inability to maintain relationships
• Childhood conduct disorder
  

Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, Impulsive Type (Not a cluster B disorder, not in DSM):**

• Difficulty in anger management.
• Emotional & behavioural unpredictability.

Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, Borderline Type:***

• Identity conflict.
• Unstable relationships.
• Impulsivity
• Emotional instability.
• Self-harm.

Histrionic Personality Disorder:

• Attention craving.
• Shallow affect.
• Easily suggestible.
• Seductive and provocative attitude
• Excessive dramatisation.
  

Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

• Grandiosity and sense of entitlement
• Lack of empathy
  
• Constant need for admiration
  
• Exploitive
• Fantasies of power

* ** ***Emotionally unstable personality disorder, borderline type, is an ICD term which is parallel to borderline personality disorder in DSM (Cluster B), whereas emotionally unstable personality disorder, impulsive type, is only referred to in ICD but not in DSM.