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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purpose of the case analysis is to address the concerns of borderline personality disorder and appropriate treatments to reduce the symptoms. The theoretical orientation and peer-review articles will support the effectiveness of the chosen treatment intervention. Additional treatments will be described to eliminate the behaviors within the disorder. According to Gorenstein and Comer (2015)‚ the borderline personality disorder describe individuals in unstable moods‚ behaviors‚ and emotional relationships
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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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Paranoid personality disorder is a disorder that sounds like many people could have. However just like other disorders there are some requirement that each person must meet in order to diagnose them with this disorder. Social workers should be able to differentiate this disorder from other disorder by ensuring that the client meets all of the criteria for this disorder as well as ensuring that they are familiar with the DSM. Some symptoms for this disorder that are different from other disorder is that
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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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Treatments; Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder is amongst the hardest personality disorders to treat. BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) continues to aggravate‚ baffle‚ and reward doctors and psychologists. Psychotherapies differ considerably; however‚ there are two major paths to treatment with this disorder: insight-oriented therapy or stabilizing interventions. Each pathway is characterized by particular techniques and interventions‚ but each is primarily defined
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The Environmental Causes of Schizotypal Personality Disorder Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD)‚ is considered by many as part of the schizophrenic spectrum. It is characterized by discomfort with other people‚ peculiar patterns of thinking and behavior‚ and eccentricity. These may take the form of cognitive or perceptual disturbances. Yet‚ unlike schizophrenia‚ these psychotic symptoms are not as fully developed as delusions or hallucinations but instead can be characterized as perceptual
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behaviors in their effort to maintain the "relationship" with their companion or mate upon whom they depend. No matter what abuse is inflicted upon them - they remain in the relationship. <br> <br>See also the definition of the "Dependent Personality Disorder" in the DSM IV. <br> <br><b>Inverted Narcissist </b> <br>Previously called "covert narcissist"‚ this is a co-dependent
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Unfortunately‚ the causes of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)‚ like many other disorders‚ are not well-known‚ but biological and psychological factors appear to contribute to the onset. Family members of those with BPD tend to have high occurrences of mood disorders‚ suggesting that there is a link between mood disorders and BPD. While many traits of BPD tend to be inherited‚ such as impulsivity and intense emotional reactivity‚ it appears that environmental factors‚ specifically early trauma
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Select a mental illness of your choice and discuss your response to the following questions: The mental illness I chose is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) also known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). Two or more personalities/ identities non-simultaneously. With DID individuals may not remember events under the character they are operating from at the time of the incident while under the control of the other identity. Characteristics of DID or MPD includes altering ego’s which are usually
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