TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Personality Disorders A1 - Smith, Robert C. A1 - Osborn, Gerald G. A1 - Dwamena, Francesca C. A1 - D'Mello, Dale A1 - Freilich, Laura A1 - Laird-Fick, Heather S. PY - 2019 T2 - Essentials of Psychiatry in Primary Care: Behavioral Health in the Medical Setting AB - Personality is a complex concept—and an important one: it reflects human beings’ basic psychological infrastructure.1,2 This means that it plays a critical role in determining how people live their lives and negotiate the myriad challenges that life presents. In medicine, personality has direct effects on the propensity to seek health care, the ease and accuracy of providing a medical history, adherence to treatment, and the adequacy of health-related social support networks. It further predicts self-care and lifestyle issues, for example choice of employment (or profession), eating and drinking habits, exercise, and risk-taking behaviors, including substance use and sexual habits.3 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163137290 ER -