old with developmental delays and that her family is experiencing added financial stress. Patient Medical/Surgical History: Mood disorder/Depression‚ Substance Abuse‚ Anxiety‚ Cluster B Personality Trait‚ Asthma‚ Smoking Addiction‚ Peripheral Vascular Disease‚ UTI. I. Diagnosis: Depression Definition: ▪ Depressive disorders affect approximately 18.8 million American adults or about 9.5% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. Depression is
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His Fists Are Up and His Guard Is Down. Retrieved March 02‚ 2012‚ from The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30rourke-t.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault‚ P. (2009‚ April 04). What is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)? Retrieved March 10‚ 2012‚ from About.com: http://bpd.about.com/od/understandingbpd/a/whatisbpd.htm Mickey Rourke‚ Why is he Famous? (2012). Retrieved March 02‚ 2012‚ from Ask Men.com: http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/mickey-rourke/
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Guides‚ Lesson Plans‚ and More.. eNotes‚ n.d. 16 Apr. 2012. . "Narcissists‚ narcissistic personality disorder and the serial bully." Bully OnLine: bullying in the workplace‚ school‚ family and community‚ action you can take‚ stress‚ psychiatric injury‚ PTSD‚ resources‚ case histories‚ news and contact the media. N.p.‚ n.d. 16 Apr. 2012. . Saari‚ Rob. " EBSCOhost: ’Paul ’s Case ’: A Narcissistic Personality Disorder‚ 301.81." EBSCO Publishing Service Selection Page. N.p.‚ n.d. 16 Apr. 2012. . Wasserman
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a general distaste for everything in his suburban neighborhood on Cordelia Street. At first glance‚ Paul appears to be suffering from the typical adolescent angst. However‚ his actions and frame of mind are better defined by Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPR). Paul demonstrates several symptoms of this mental illness such as‚ “preoccupation with fantasies that focus on unlimited success‚ power‚ intelligence‚ beauty or love‚ the belief that he or she is “special” and unique‚ and can only be
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is almost like a bible to the likes of clinicians‚ researchers‚ insurance companies and many more. Ever since the very first edition back in 1952‚ there have been many debates and controversies surrounding the book. When the first edition came out‚ it contained 106 mental disorders in its pages which almost doubled by the time the 4th edition came by in 1994 with 297 disorders. Here we are at the end of 2013‚ roughly about 6 months
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Dismissing-Avoidant Attachment Style (Chapter 1) The type of attachment style one develops during childhood‚ plays an important role in one’s future intimate relationships. Dismissing-avoidant attachment style in adults is characterized by individuals lacking the need to have close intimate relationships with others in their lives. Individuals that possess this type of attachment are usually self-reliant in their daily lives lacking the need of support from others. This type of attachment style in
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captures and the real people in his environment. He literally videotapes everything he sees‚ then views them in private afterwards. The traits he portrayed throughout the film lead me to believe he exhibited behaviors to match that of schizotypal personality disorder‚ regarding his peculiar dress‚ thinking‚ beliefs and behavior‚ the way he expresses his emotions in a flat tone causing him to come off as indifferent‚ how he takes pleasure in solitary activities‚ and his detachment from the real world.
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Speech 101 10/22/2010 Informative Speech The Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech‚ my audience will know more about the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Thesis: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a disorder which involves an obsession with perfection‚ rules‚ and organization‚ which leads to routines and rules for ways of doing things. Organization Pattern: Topical Introduction
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used in a clinical setting. Instead‚ these pathologies fall under a condition called anti-social personality disorder. A sociopath is traditionally defined as a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme‚ and often criminal‚ antisocial attitudes and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience (n/a. 1914). Anti-social personality disorder is a personality disorder in which people are callous‚
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Narcissistic We all love ourselves. That seems to be such a true statement that we do not bother to look it as a possible disorder. A person who loves himself is one thing but one who loves his reflection is another. A healthy person will love himself and his accomplishments. That person is all around happy and satisfied with himself. On the other hand one who is in love with his reflection is cause for narcissism. One who depends on the existence of a reflection to produce the emotion of self-love
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