passive-aggressive personality disorder

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passive-aggressive personality disorder (usually uncountable, plural passive-aggressive personality disorders)

  1. (psychiatry) A proposed personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of negativistic attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations.

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  • This mental disorder was introduced in DSM-III-R and removed in DSM-IV. “Personality disorder not otherwise specified” may be used instead. The disorder can still be found in ICD-10.

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