through on—agreements and promises; carelessness with others’ 
property.
Impulsivity Acting on the spur of the moment in response to immediate stimuli; 
acting on a momentary basis with out a plan or consideration of 
outcomes; difficulty establishing and following plans; a sense of 
urgency and self-harming behavi or under emotional distress.
Distractibility Difficulty concentrating and focusing on tasks; attention is easily 
diverted by extraneous stimuli; difficulty maintaining goal-
focused behavior, including both planning and completing tasks.
Risk taking Engagement in dangerous,  risky, and potentially self-damaging 
activities, unnecessarily and withou t regard to consequences; lack 
of concern for one’s limitations and denial of the reality of per-
sonal danger; reckless pursuit of goals regardless of the level of 
risk involved.
Rigid perfectionism (lack of) Rigid insistence on everything being flawless, perfect, and without 
errors or faults, including one’s own and others’ performance; sac-
rificing of timeliness to ensure correctness in every detail; believ-
ing that there is only one right way to do things; difficulty 
changing ideas and/or viewpoint; preoccupation with details, 
organization, and order. The lack of  this facet characterizes low 
levels  of Disinhibition.TABLE 3 Definitions of DSM-5 personality disorder trait domains 
and facets (continued)
DOMAINS (Polar Opposites) 
and Facets Definitions