Case Study 3 Reading through the case study of the 32 year old woman Kathy it seems that the patient is suffering from borderline personality disorder. Kathy explains of her not getting along with her sister or mother because of the fact that their jealous of her bond she had with her father who passed away several years ago. She feels extremely isolated from them and feels as if her brothers are selfish and don’t care about her at all. She states that she has a few friends that are never their
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Case Study #6 — Schizotypal Personality Disorder Background Information Tyler is a 15 year old male who is currently living at home with his mother and younger sister. His mother describes Tyler as “always being an odd child” who had significant difficulty relating to his peers. As a child he would spend a great deal of time alone involved in role playing. She said that social situations always provoke great anxiety in Tyler and he is extremely socially inept. Currently Tyler rarely socializes‚
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a condition in which people have an excessive sense of self-importance‚ an extreme preoccupation with themselves‚ and lack of empathy for others ( Board‚ A.D.A.M. Editorial). Three parts of this disorder will be dabbled upon in this paper‚ the description‚ the causation‚ and the treatment of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. The first of which will be the description. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is characterized by a long-standing pattern of grandiosity
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Girl Interrupted is a film that chronicles the experiences of a girl named Susanna that suffers from borderline personality disorder. In the film‚ Susanna is admitted to a mental institution where she meets Lisa Rowe‚ a permanent patient with antisocial personality disorder. Antisocial personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by smooth social skills and a lack of guilt about violating social rules and laws and taking advantage of others. Throughout the following paragraphs‚ I
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Borderline Personality Disorder Greg Whittaker Wor-Wic Community College Abnormal Psychology Shane Ferguson‚ M.A. July 19‚ 2014 Borderline personality disorder is a serious medical condition that profoundly affects the lives of those who have it and those around them. In an effort to maintain serenity‚ families often struggle to avoid situations that can set off another explosive episode. They walk on egg shells‚ a failed effort because it is not possible to predict
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Difficult Personalities is a 285-page book written by Dr. Helen McGrath and Hazel Edwards. This Psychological book is a reassuring guide to help us deal with the difficult personalities we encounter in our daily lives. This is an excellent intro for different people that frustrate‚ confuse and hurt us with lots of information on the goals and expectations of those people and how we can minimize the damage. It offers strategies such as anger and conflict management‚ means of achieving empathy‚ optimism
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Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline personality disorder is a psychiatric disorder that often puzzles professionals in how to define and or categorize. There has been this back and forth debate amongst professionals on whether to categorize this disorder as either a mood or personality disorder hence its title “borderline” making it a unique disorder in that it trails on the outskirts of both. This disorder marks a pattern of ongoing symptoms in unstable mood swings‚ behaviors‚ self-imaging
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Paranoid Personality Disorder Paranoid personality disorder is a condition where an individual experiences high amounts of distrust in others‚ high alertness for potential threats‚ and an overall deep rooted sense of suspicion‚ despite evidence to the contrary if presented to them. People with this disorder distrust others and constantly feel threatened by the world around them. They tend to be hyper-aware of their surroundings and constantly scan for perceived dangers leading to high stress and
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Schizotypal personality disorder Explanation: People with schizotypal personality disorder are more comfortable turning away from others‚ rather than learning to have meaningful interpersonal relationships. This isolation contributes to distorted perceptions about how interpersonal relationships are supposed to happen. A person with schizotypal personality disorder has odd behaviors and thoughts that would typically be viewed by others as eccentric‚ erratic‚ and bizarre. They are known on occasion
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Paranoid Personality Disorder and Substance Use Disorder: Co-occurring Personality disorders affect 10-15% of the adult US population. A personality disorder is a very rigid pattern of inner experience and outward behavior. According to SAMHSA over 8.9 million persons have co-occurring disorders; that is that they have both mental and substance use disorders. Only 7.4% receive treatment and 55.8% receive no treatment at all. The National Survey on Drug use and Health states that there were 45
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