The diagnostic criteria indicate a persistent pattern of inner experience and behavior that markedly deviates from the expectations of the individual’s culture. This pattern is manifested in two or more of the following areas:

Cognition: Ways of perceiving and interpreting oneself, others, and events.

Affectivity: The range, intensity, lability, and appropriateness of emotional responses.

Interpersonal functioning: How one interacts and maintains relationships with others.

Impulse control: The ability to regulate and control impulses.