Psychiatr. praxi. 2015;16(1):21-23
Personality disorder in marriage and partnership
- 1 Klinika psychiatrie, Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, LF UP v Olomouci
Personality characteristics play an important role in predicting marital satisfaction. People with personality disturbances have logically
significant difficulties with establishing and maintaining relationships with partner. The link between the dysfunctional marriage and
personality pathology of the partners may have the source in the insufficient insight on the own behavior of one or both partners. People
with personality disorder experience in the interpersonal relations numerous misunderstandings, misinterpretations, communicate
poorly and are more alert to verbal and physical aggression. They do not understand that the source of experienced conflicts have source
in their intrapersonal processes and relation to the world. People with certain personality disorders tend to seek and create pathologically
stable couples. For the understanding of the dynamics of a relationship, it should be important to analyze personality traits first.
Reaching the personality pathology and maladaptive personality dynamics in the context of the relationship could be beneficial for
both partners in pair.
Keywords: personality disorder, marriage, partnership, conflict situation, therapy
Published: April 20, 2015 Show citation
