Contrast Types of Personality Disorders Written Assignment 5: Compare and Contrast Types of Personality Disorders and Identifying the Three Clusters into Which Most Personality Disorders are Grouped By: Keturah Albright Abnormal Psychology HDV-284074-01X-10FA2 Professor/ Instructor: Jonathan Gibralter Compare and Contrast Types of Personality Disorders Personality disorder is defined as‚ gradual development of inflexible and distorted personality and behavioral patterns
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Personality Disorders I have chosen to write about personality disorders‚ because I have a personal insight on some of these disorders. My daughter and my mother both have borderline personality disorder. In chapter 12 page 412 it states that people despite having certain characteristic views of the world and ways of doing things‚ people normally can adjust their behavior to fit a difficult situation. But some people‚ starting at some point early in life‚ develop inflexible and maladaptive ways
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Some causes of getting a disorder may be because of (reason doesn’t have to be because of one of these): * Family history with personality Disorder * Experiencing abuse/negation as a child * Loss of parents/divorce * Low income * Unstable life Some causes of getting a disorder may be because of (reason doesn’t have to be because of one of these): * Family history with personality Disorder * Experiencing abuse/negation as a child * Loss of parents/divorce
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personality disorder personality- psychological characteristics with a large biological base. Traits define personality. (Friendliness‚ etc) A personality disorder exists when traits are Inflexible/rigid/ not malleable to the environment/ situation Maladaptive Someone is considered to have a personality disorder when their traits cause personal stress or distress to others around them. *hard to diagnose‚ people with personality disorders rarely recognize having a problem. > the
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Personality disorders are a class of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior‚ cognition and inner experience‚ exhibited across many contexts and deviating markedly from those accepted by the individual’s culture. These patterns develop early‚ are inflexible and are associated with significant distress or disability.The definitions may vary some according to other sources. Official criteria for diagnosing personality disorders are listed in the diagnostic manual
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Personality Disorder Personality refers to our pattern of thoughts‚ feelings and behaviors that make us different from each other and the individuals that we are. People don’t behave and think the same way. Everything depends on the situation we are in and the people we are surrounded with as well as many environmental factors. However‚ as individuals we tend to behave in quite dependable ways according to unspoken social norms. There are traits that can characterize us and with these sets if
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Schizoid Personality Disorder (SPD) is a psychological disorder in which a person is highly intelligent and logical thinkers but struggle with socializing with others. Many people with schizoid personality disorder long for relationships with other but the fear about it overwhelms the thoughts and ultimately diminishes the chances. Those struggling with SPD usually show repetitive forms of behavior never allowing for the option of personal relationships. According to psychological-disorders.org‚
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PAPER ON PERSONALITY DISORDERS. LECTURER’S NAME: MRS. ESTHER MUTHOGA INTRODUCTION. A person’s character structure is a product of habitual attitudes‚ values and reaction towards human relationships. The foundation of this structure is often laid down early in life and extends over a long period of time. When this characteristic ways become exaggerated to a degree that they are inappropriate‚ it may be a sign of personality disorder. A personality disorder is a long
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In The Case Study of Catherine‚ the client is a 27 year old African American female diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The client lives at home with her husband and three children. Recently‚ she has been approved for Social Security Disability and receives $488.00 per month for a medical issue related to her hip and limited mobility. Other family income includes her husband‚ who is employed as a long-‐distance truck driver and often‚ away for short periods at a time. Catherine
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Histrionic Personality Disorder Aleyshka Vigil PSY 2012 01/0 7/13 Professor Shaw Histrionic Personality Disorder This paper will describe Histrionic Personality Disorder. When one usually thinks of mental illness Clinical Depression‚ Bipolar Disorder or maybe even Schizophrenia comes to mind‚ but Histrionic Personality Disorder is not commonly used today in respect to mental illness. This may be due to the probability
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