Psychiatr. praxi 2015; 16(1e)

Personality disorder in marriage and partnership

PhDr. Petra Kasalová¹, prof. MUDr. Ján Praško, CSc.¹, Mgr. Filip Jadlovec²

¹ Klinika psychiatrie, Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, LF UP v Olomouci

² Soukromá psychologická praxe Ostrava

Personality characteristics play an important role in predicting marital satisfaction. People with personality disturbances have logicallysignificant difficulties with establishing and maintaining relationships with partner. The link between the dysfunctional marriageand 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 experiencedconflicts have source in their intrapersonal processes and relation to the world. People with certain personality disorders tend to seekand create pathologically stable couples. For the understanding of the dynamics of a relationship, it should be important to analyzepersonality traits first. Reaching the personality pathology and maladaptive personality dynamics in the context of the relationshipcould be beneficial for both partners in pair.

Keywords: personality disorder, marriage, partnership, conflict situation, therapy

Published: August 1, 2015  Show citation