Associate Level Material App H
Associate Level Material
Appendix H
Case Study 1
Josephine is a 47-year-old single woman. The hardest times of the year for Josephine's family are holidays and family gatherings; Josephine never seems to enjoy herself. She seldom smiles, laughs, or reacts to people and events around her. She remains detached and often goes into a room and plays video games or watches TV by herself, even when the rest of the family is eating. Her family members say that she is rude and do not want her around.
Josephine lives by herself. She has held several jobs, but lost them because of her inability to interact with others. Her cool demeanor makes her difficult to approach. Josephine has no significant relationship in her personal life and cannot name any close friends. DSM-IV: Schizoid Personality Disorder Schizoid personality disorder is one of the disorders who's causes are still unknown. There is speculation that the disorder may be related to schizophrenia, it even shares many of the same risk factors. Talk therapy is an option that has been discussed as a treatment but then quickly weeded out since individuals with schizoid personality disorder have a challenging time connecting well with others. There really isn't much known about treatments for this disorder and the majority of people who have schizoid personality disorder do not seek treatment. One thing that does help people who have this disorder, is to not make the person feel pressured by expecting them to be emotionally or sexually close to another individual. They can focus positively in a relationship in all other aspects besides the emotional and sexual categories.
Case Study 2
When 38-year-old Luis enters a room, everyone knows it. Shortly after making an entrance, Luis is sure to let everyone know about his successful business ventures, his many ideas for new inventions, and his latest expensive purchase. At the last office party, Luis sought out the CEO of the company and monopolized
Appendix H
Case Study 1
Josephine is a 47-year-old single woman. The hardest times of the year for Josephine's family are holidays and family gatherings; Josephine never seems to enjoy herself. She seldom smiles, laughs, or reacts to people and events around her. She remains detached and often goes into a room and plays video games or watches TV by herself, even when the rest of the family is eating. Her family members say that she is rude and do not want her around.
Josephine lives by herself. She has held several jobs, but lost them because of her inability to interact with others. Her cool demeanor makes her difficult to approach. Josephine has no significant relationship in her personal life and cannot name any close friends. DSM-IV: Schizoid Personality Disorder Schizoid personality disorder is one of the disorders who's causes are still unknown. There is speculation that the disorder may be related to schizophrenia, it even shares many of the same risk factors. Talk therapy is an option that has been discussed as a treatment but then quickly weeded out since individuals with schizoid personality disorder have a challenging time connecting well with others. There really isn't much known about treatments for this disorder and the majority of people who have schizoid personality disorder do not seek treatment. One thing that does help people who have this disorder, is to not make the person feel pressured by expecting them to be emotionally or sexually close to another individual. They can focus positively in a relationship in all other aspects besides the emotional and sexual categories.
Case Study 2
When 38-year-old Luis enters a room, everyone knows it. Shortly after making an entrance, Luis is sure to let everyone know about his successful business ventures, his many ideas for new inventions, and his latest expensive purchase. At the last office party, Luis sought out the CEO of the company and monopolized