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    Contrast Types of Personality Disorders Written Assignment 5: Compare and Contrast Types of Personality Disorders and Identifying the Three Clusters into Which Most Personality Disorders are Grouped By: Keturah Albright Abnormal Psychology HDV-284074-01X-10FA2 Professor/ Instructor: Jonathan Gibralter Compare and Contrast Types of Personality Disorders Personality disorder is defined as‚ gradual development of inflexible and distorted personality and behavioral patterns

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    personality disorder personality- psychological characteristics with a large biological base. Traits define personality. (Friendliness‚ etc) A personality disorder exists when traits are Inflexible/rigid/ not malleable to the environment/ situation Maladaptive Someone is considered to have a personality disorder when their traits cause personal stress or distress to others around them. *hard to diagnose‚ people with personality disorders rarely recognize having a problem. > the

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    Francis LeyvaAP Psychology 12 December 2013 Histrionic Personality Disorder One of the many personality disorders in Axis II in the DSM-IV TR is histrionic. Individuals with this disorder display excessive attention-seeking and sexual behaviors. They are charming‚ seductive‚ emotional‚ and manipulative. HPD is classified as a Cluster B personality disorder (dramatic and emotional). Patients diagnosed with Histrionic personality disorder often focus on physical appearance. They may dress proactively

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    Cluster C personality disorder in the DSM-IV. Cluster C personality disorder is described as anxious or fearful. Females are more likely than males to have a Cluster C personality disorder (Joseph Rey‚ 1996). Childhood illness or separation anxiety disorder of childhood may be a premorbid condition to DPD. Some experts believe that events occurring in early childhood exert a powerful influence upon behavior later in life. Others indicate that people are genetically predisposed to personality disorders

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    Cluster C Personality Disorder Of the three personality clusters‚ type C personality disorder is considered anxious and fearful. It includes Avoidant‚ Dependent‚ and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders. These three personality disorders share a high level of anxiety. I can somewhat relate to this cluster‚ as my own personality is similar to some of the characteristics of the disorder. I wonder if there is a correlation between the anxiety and how others treat those affected by the disorder

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    An example of this is schizoid and personality disorders. When clinicians are questioning patients‚ they must ask not only whether people “avoid forming close relationships” (Comer‚ 2005‚ p. 414) but also ask them why they cower from forming those close social relationships. These problems can negatively affect a diagnosis because the clinician basically diagnoses the personality disorder based on the impression they get of the patient‚ which is subjective and can vary among clinicians. Another problem

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    COULD JESSICA SIMPSON have a possible histrionic personality disorder? Before exploring the issue further‚ it would be wise to discuss the term. According to the American Psychiatric Association and the Cleveland Clinic‚ Histrionic personality disorder is defined as series of dramatic personality disorders characterised by intense and unstable emotions as well as low self esteem. One of the biggest characteristics is the desire for attention. While people crave attention‚ there are others who

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    tease‚ malicious‚ man-eater? What ever the case may be‚ Daisy seems to go through many different personalities through out The Great Gatsby and its kind of hard to miss. She seems to contradict herself with what she says or feels with what she actually does. As we read we see that her actions speak louder then her words. So because she seems to struggle with her feelings and emotions through out the book‚ one can argue that she may have a personality disorder. When we first meet Daisy Buchanan she

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    of the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ and Curley’s Wife of the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ both exhibit symptoms and behaviors during the course of the stories‚ which classify them as having Histrionic personality disorder. To elaborate‚ the premise of diagnosing these characters as having Histrionic personality disorder requires a description of the ailment itself. It is a disease of the mind‚ in which the patients are emotionally volatile and overly dramatic in ways that draw attention to themselves (Blais

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    Psychological Aspect of Susan Smith: Dependent Personality Disorder On October 25‚ 1994‚ Susan Smith drowned her two sons‚ Michael and Alex‚ in the John D. Long Lake in Union County‚ South Carolina. For nine days she lied about knowing where the boys were. On November 3‚ she confessed to the killings and would soon go to trial. Susan’s defense team hired a psychiatrist to conduct a psychiatric evaluation of her. She was diagnosed as having dependent personality disorder. He described her as a person

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