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    Cut and Girl Interrupted are alike and different in many ways. The main characters Callie and Susanna both struggle from depression and suicidal attempts. The characters have many things in common‚ such as the nurses Ruby and Valerie. The places where they stay‚ Sea Pines and Claymoore‚ can be compared as well. When you think of nurses‚ you usually think of white smocks‚ uniformity. The similarities also apply between our two nurses‚ Ruby and Valerie. They both are our characters supporters. In Cut

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    3 8 May 2014 Multiple Personality Disorder (Dissociative Identity Disorder) Multiple Personality disorder also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities‚ or personality states‚ are present in and alternately take control of an individual. DID is a disorder characterized by identity fragmentation rather than a proliferation of separate personalities. DID was called Multiple Personality Disorder until 1994‚ when the name

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    CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING The chapter presents the background and purpose of the study‚ theoretical framework‚ conceptual framework‚ statement of the problem‚ hypothesis‚scope and limitation of the study and the definition of terms. Background and Purpose of the Study Drinking alcohol is dangerous for kids and teens and sometimes for adults‚ too. Alcohol is a drug‚ and it is the drug most abused by teens. Many kids have their first drink at an early age‚ as young as 10 or 11 or

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    own reflection in the water. He was so enthralled with his perceived magnificence that he was unable to pull himself away and died admiring himself. Fittingly‚ Narcissistic Personality Disorder’s name is derived from this mythological character. (Akhtar 12) According to DSM-5‚ Individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) are excessively self-centered. (Paris 220) Often‚ they seek unwarranted admiration. (Paris 220) Their belief that they are more important than others makes it challenging

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    Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorders Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) is a program established in the United Kingdom‚ after a high-profile case of Michael Stone. Several years before Mr. Stone killed a mother and her child‚ he was diagnosed with ‘untreatable’ personality disorder. (Batty‚ 2002). He was not detained due to UK’s Mental Health Act of 1983‚ which states that patients are only allowed to be committed if the psychiatrists believed that the person is treatable and

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    Everything you knew to be true (you were standing in your favorite room of your house‚ comfortable and unguarded) was suddenly gone; when you land‚ everything you see is different. Would you feel a loss? Within the works of The Things They Carried‚ GirlInterrupted‚ and “Letter from Marion Kempner”‚ the characters experience loss in several ways. The central theme in these three works is a sense of loss. Tim O’Brien‚ the author of The Things They Carried‚ experienced many instances of this feeling

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    Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Psychological Curiosity A personality disorder is a dysfunction in an individual’s social behavior. Examples include‚ but are not limited to‚ Borderline Personality Disorder‚ Histrionic Personality Disorder‚ and Schizoid Personality Disorder. One of the most dangerous known personality disorders is Antisocial Personality Disorder. According to one website‚ Antisocial Personality Disorder is‚ “a personality disorder characterized by a lack of empathy and remorse

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    ones that ignore the rules‚ and intentionally act aggressively towards others are often times diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder. Antisocial personality disorder is a mental health condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating‚ exploiting‚ or violating the rights of others. An individual diagnosed as having Antisocial Personality Disorder‚ usually disregards the rights of others‚ and they tend to violate those rights as well. AsPD patients’ erratic behavior

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    From Hysterical Personality to Histrionic Personality Disorder Snezana Kordovan Andrews University “In a classroom‚ party‚ or at some other gathering‚ there is frequently one person who is seeming to bask in the glow of celebrity. Often this person is physically attractive‚ flirtatious‚ and given to provocative and seductive dress. His or her actions and mannerisms in the presence of others suggest a kind of emotional theatricality‚ almost a stage performance” (Friedland‚ 1991‚ pg. 44).

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    Narcissistic Personality Disorder Treatment By Psych Central Staff Table of Contents * Medical Treatment * Hospitalization * Psychosocial Treatment * Basic Principles * Individual Psychotherapy * Group Therapy Medical Treatment Hospitalization The hospitalization of patients with severe Narcissistic Personality occurs frequently. For some‚ such as those who are quite impulsive or self-destructive‚ or who have poor reality-testing‚ this is the result of Axis

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