Borderline Personality Disorder There are many abnormal psychological disorders in the DSM-IV along with various treatment options for them. The American Psychological Association’s (APA) lists that these types of disorders are genetic and learned. The main focus is of one of the possible treatments for the Axis II disorder known as borderline personality disorder (BPD) and that is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Through a discovery of its usefulness for individuals with this disorder‚ the defining
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Paranoid personality disorder Paranoid Personality Disorder is a disorder commonly mistaken for schizophrenic personality disorders. It is organized into the cluster A of personality disorders making it a dramatic or emotional personality disorder. “a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of distrust and suspicion of others resulting in a tendency to attribute the motives of others to malevolence” (paranoid personality disorder‚ 2005). Individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder
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regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia‚ a Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features‚ or another Psychotic Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition. Note: If criteria are met prior to the onset of Schizophrenia‚ add "Premorbid‚" e.g.‚ "Paranoid Personality Disorder (Premorbid)." Possible Causes: Since this illness is not induced (via a drug or any other substance)‚ or genetic‚
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Causes of ASP “The cause of antisocial personality disorder‚ or ASP‚ is unknown.” (Black‚ 2012‚ para. 1) “Researchers have their own ideas about ASP’s cause. One theory suggests that abnormalities in development of the nervous system may cause ASP.” (Black‚ 2012‚ The theories section‚ para. 1) “A recent study showed that if mothers smoked during pregnancy‚ their offspring were at risk of developing antisocial behavior. This suggests that smoking brought about lowered oxygen levels with may have
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Introduction: The term “Antisocial Personality Disorder” was preceded by a number of others that stem from the early nineteenth century. Prichard (1835) introduced the concept of “Moral Insanity” to designate criminals who manifested an absence of control and ethical sense. A morally insane individual was considered to have an impaired intellect but to be nevertheless‚ incapable of “conducting himself with decency and propriety”. Some decades later the concept of “constitutional psychotic inferiority”
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Schizoid personality disorder has an interesting effect on one’s emotions. SPD is a disorder in the group “Cluster A‚” or eccentric personality disorders. Schizoid disorder‚ like every other mental illness‚ has a very interesting past. The word “schizoid” was coined by Eugen Bleuler in 1908. He used it to designate a tendency in some humans to give more attention to one’s inner life and less to the external world. When there was an exaggeration of this tendency‚ Bleuler labeled it the “schizoid
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Substance Abuse‚ Sex/Gender/Sexual‚ and Personality Disorders Paper PSY 410 October 13‚ 2011 Brigitte Crowell Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ Sex/Gender/Sexual‚ and Personality Disorder paper The combination of eating‚ substance abuse‚ sex/gender/sexual and personality disorders have much in common‚ the understanding of how genetics‚ biological‚ emotional‚ behavioral‚ environmental and social learning impact the disorders. Americans suffering from multiple disorders are women and men‚ with their lives
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Paranoid Personality Disorder Paranoid personality is a disorder that causes people to feel as though close friends or even totally strangers have it out for them and that people are trying to hurt them. It is a disorder that lasts a life time and can only be treated not cured. People with PPD tend to get it during adulthood and it is primarily found in males. PPD destroys the lives of about 2.5% of the human population including the life of celebrity Miley Cyrus. PPD is said to be a minuet personality
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bad behavior. Let’s take a look at this personality disorder only affecting 1% of our population that is extremely rare‚ but quite real and often misunderstood. Picture waking up feeling disconnected from your body. You have no idea where you are and how you got there. A different home‚ city and surroundings. Feeling as if you are a stranger in your own body. This is how someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder feels like each time another personality reveals itself.
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder A. A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy and behavior)‚ need for admiration‚ and lack of empathy‚ beginning in early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts‚ as indicated by five or more of the following: 1. Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g.‚ exaggerates achievements and talents‚ expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements) 2. Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success
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