PersonalityDisorders
Personality Disorders
Try to imagine what constantly living on a teeter-totter would feel like. One second up, and then suddenly, you come crashing down so hard you smack the ground. Imagine your best friend and the greatest moment you've had with them. Now, in the blink of an eye this wonderful moment and your best friend have turned into your worst enemy and you never want to see them again. One Mother's Day of cards and flowers turns suddenly into ordering a hit for her death the next. Uncontrolled rage, extreme impulsively, falling in and then out of love time and again, cavernous feelings of inadequacy. These are the symptoms of people living with the personality disorder Borderline Personality Disorder (BDP). Borderline Personality Disorder is just one of the 10 identified personality disorders in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Personality disorders is a field of psychology that has seen a renewed interest in the last two decades and still needs considerable more time and study (Comer, 2008, p. 403). To begin to understand the basics of personality disorders, it would be helpful to have a brief introduction to each of 10 current listings in the DSM-IV, a snapshot of theories as to what causes these personality disorders, who tends to have these disorders, and how they are treated. A short look at the history of these disorders and a look at current treatments will help us see how far the understanding of these disorders as come and how far they still have to go. Personality Disorder is defined as a very rigid pattern of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others that leads to dysfunction in daily life (Mayo, 2008). There are 10 current personality disorders identified in the DSM-IV that are grouped into three categories. While each of the disorders has their own specific criterion for diagnosis, one common thread among all personality disorders is the difficulty
Try to imagine what constantly living on a teeter-totter would feel like. One second up, and then suddenly, you come crashing down so hard you smack the ground. Imagine your best friend and the greatest moment you've had with them. Now, in the blink of an eye this wonderful moment and your best friend have turned into your worst enemy and you never want to see them again. One Mother's Day of cards and flowers turns suddenly into ordering a hit for her death the next. Uncontrolled rage, extreme impulsively, falling in and then out of love time and again, cavernous feelings of inadequacy. These are the symptoms of people living with the personality disorder Borderline Personality Disorder (BDP). Borderline Personality Disorder is just one of the 10 identified personality disorders in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Personality disorders is a field of psychology that has seen a renewed interest in the last two decades and still needs considerable more time and study (Comer, 2008, p. 403). To begin to understand the basics of personality disorders, it would be helpful to have a brief introduction to each of 10 current listings in the DSM-IV, a snapshot of theories as to what causes these personality disorders, who tends to have these disorders, and how they are treated. A short look at the history of these disorders and a look at current treatments will help us see how far the understanding of these disorders as come and how far they still have to go. Personality Disorder is defined as a very rigid pattern of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others that leads to dysfunction in daily life (Mayo, 2008). There are 10 current personality disorders identified in the DSM-IV that are grouped into three categories. While each of the disorders has their own specific criterion for diagnosis, one common thread among all personality disorders is the difficulty