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PSYCHOTICISM 
(vs. Lucidity)Exhibiting a wide range of cultura lly incongruent odd,  eccentric, or 
unusual behaviors and cognitions, including both process (e.g., 
perception, dissociation) and content (e.g., beliefs).
Unusual beliefs and 
experiencesBelief that one has unusual abilities, such as mind reading, telekine-
sis, thought-action fusion, unusual experiences of reality, includ-
ing hallucination-like experiences.
Eccentricity Odd, unusual, or bizarre behavior, appearance, and/or speech; 
having strange and unpredictable thoughts; saying unusual or 
inappropriate things.
Cognitive and perceptual 
dysregulationOdd or unusual thought processes and experiences, including 
depersonalization, derealization,  and dissociative experiences; 
mixed sleep-wake state experience s; thought-control experiences.TABLE 3 Definitions of DSM-5 personality disorder trait domains 
and facets (continued)
DOMAINS (Polar Opposites) 
and Facets Definitions