Symptoms or signs related to personality features

Description

Symptoms and signs involving the characteristics or qualities possessed by a person that uniquely influence his or her cognition, motivations, and behaviours in various situations. [1]

Subcategories

• MB28.0 Attention seeking

  A tendency to engage in behaviour designed to attract notice and to make oneself the focus of others’ attention. [1]

• MB28.1 Callousness

  Lack of concern for the feelings or problems of others; a lack of guilt or remorse about the negative or harmful effects of one's actions on others. [1]

• MB28.2 Eccentricity

  A tendency toward appearance or behaviour that is odd, unusual, peculiar, or unconventional, and is inconsistent with cultural or subcultural norms. [1]

• MB28.3 Entitlement

  The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. [1]

• MB28.4 Hostility

  A tendency to experience persistent or frequent angry feelings, especially in response to minor slights and insults, and to adopt an unfriendly or threatening attitude in interactions with others. [1]

• MB28.5 Impulsivity

  A tendency to act on the spur of the moment in response to immediate stimuli, characterised by lack of deliberation and failure to consider risks and consequences before acting. Impulsivity may reflect a desire for immediate rewards or an inability to delay gratification. [1]

• MB28.6 Indecisiveness

  A tendency to have difficulty making decisions or committing to a course of action. [1]

• MB28.7 Irresponsibility

  A pattern of disregard for and failure to honour obligations or commitments; a lack of respect for and follow-through on agreements or promises; carelessness with others' property. [1]

• MB28.8 Low frustration tolerance

  Diminished ability to regulate one's emotions and behaviour in response to frustrating circumstances. [1]

• MB28.9 Low self-esteem

  Low appraisal of one's self-worth. [1]

• MB28.A Negative affectivity

  A tendency to experience a broad range of distressing emotions, e.g. anxiety, anger irritability, depression, and other negative emotional states, often in response to even relatively minor actual or perceived stressors. [1]

• MB28.B Negativism

  A tendency to oppose or resist suggestions or advice, or to resist stubbornly for no apparent reason. [1]

• MB28.C Perfectionism

  An inclination to demand flawlessness of oneself or others and setting excessively high standards. [1]

• MB28.D Pessimism

  An inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities, or to expect the worst possible outcome. [1]

• MB28.E Recklessness

  A tendency to engage in behaviour that potentially endangers a person's physical health, safety, or life. [1]

• MB28.F Sensation seeking

  An inclination to search for experiences and feelings that are varied, novel, complex, and intense. [1]

• MB28.G Stubbornness

  A steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion. [1]

• MB28.H Submissiveness

  A tendency to adapt one’s behaviour to the actual or perceived interests and desires of others even when doing so is antithetical to one’s own interests, needs, or desires. [1]

References

1. World Health Organization. International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision, for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics (ICD-11 MMS), 2026-01 release. World Health Organization; 2026.

WHO text reproduced without changes from the WHO ICD-11 API. © World Health Organization, licensed under CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO. View this entry in the WHO ICD-11 browser.