When it was first described‚ the disorder did not have its own category‚ and the term “borderline”‚ initially designated patients‚ who were at the border of two diseases: not sufficiently sick to be considered psychotic‚ yet too disturbed to follow a psychoanalytic treatment for neuroses (Bateman). It was Adolph Stern‚ an American psychoanalyst‚ who coined the term “the border line group” in 1938‚ first described most of the symptoms and suggested possible causes for its development (Gunderson)
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memoir by Susanna Kaysen. Susanna Kaysen was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and spent a period of eighteen months in a psychiatric facility. The movie is based in a mental hospital‚ in the east‚ during the 1960s. After the main character‚ Susanna‚ attempts suicide‚ she admits herself into a psychiatric hospital. It is here that she is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability
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Histrionic Personality Disorder Amy Lawrence Keiser University Abstract This composition will discuss the various symptoms‚ theories for causes‚ and treatment generally recommended and used for Histrionic Personality Disorder. It will emphasize the importance of being able to differentiate Histrionic Personality Disorder from other personality disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder‚ Antisocial Personality Disorder‚ Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Dependent Personality. The paper
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Phenomenological Perspective on the causes of Non-suicidal Self-injury in Borderline Personality Disorder Brett Hoffman Bradley University ENC602 CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction The emphasis of Chapter 2 will be a review of the literature pertaining to emotional dysregulation and the cognitive processes that are involved in Borderline Personality Disorder. Relevant models will be examined to set the framework for emotional dysregulation leading to behavioral dysregulation. Common
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Prisoner Rehabilitation Antisocial personality disorder is considered one of the most difficult of all personality disorders to treat. Individuals rarely seek treatment on their own and may only initiate therapy when mandated by a court. The efficacy of treatment for antisocial personality disorder is largely unknown. Few individuals seek medical attention specifically for antisocial personality disorder‚ or ASP. Antisocials who seek care do so for other problems such as marital problems‚ alcohol
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MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER Who should I be today? Taylor M. Dilay Clover Park High School January 8th‚ 2016 What is multiple personality disorder? After 1994 what was known as multiple personality disorder was better known as dissociative identity disorder giving people dealing or not dealing with the disorder a better understanding of it. Multiple personality disorder or dissociative identity disorder is when one’s personality is split into two or more different personalities usually
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Case Study � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �1� A Diamond Personality Dale A. Miller CJA/473 September 4‚ 2010 Gary Vernon Introduction A case study is a form of qualitative explanatory research that is used to look at individuals‚ a small group of participants‚ or a group as a whole. Research on case studies allows people to understand complex issues that can extend experience and add strength to previous research. Case studies articulate detailed analysis of a minimal number of events and their affairs
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Abstract Antisocial describes someone who is unable‚ or chooses not‚ to spend time with other people‚ and sometimes expresses their feelings in an unkind or rude way. People with Antisocial Personality Disorder (sociopath‚ psychopath) try to get their way without being considerate of others. They show spontaneous behavior‚ which humiliates or harms other people. They do not lack any feeling for or understanding of norms‚ nor have they any feeling of guilt. They do not seem to be able to plan actions
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Dr. Snyder requested an evaluation on a Mr. Efird. Mr. Efird is a 45 year old male who presented to the ED via LEO with multiple lacerations and stab wounds from a steak knife to his legs and arms. Mr. Efird reports to nursing staff he was attempting to kill himself. Per documentation Mr. Efird reports auditory hallucinations. At the time of the assessment Mr. Efird is calm and cooperative. Mr. Efird reports earlier today he intentionally started to cut himself multiple time to kill himself. He
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CASE STUDY #1 1. Provisional Diagnosis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 2. Rationale for the diagnosis: A. Presence of obsession‚ compulsion‚ or both: Obsession: the persistent thoughts of the client and attempts to ignore‚ suppress or neutralize these thoughts‚ impulses‚ or images ---- he feels some foods contain poisonous germs and diseases‚ any personal hygiene would interfere with his studying‚ he believes that the special rituals before eating‚ such as loud hissing‚ coughing‚ would allow the
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