Psyc101 Psychological Disorders Schizotypal Personality Disorder The cluster A disorder‚ schizotypal personality disorder‚ is not to be confused with Schizophrenia. It is on the milder end of the spectrum but can still have extreme effects on one’s life and relationships. The disorder‚ which affects nearly 3% of the population‚ can be defined by several different behaviors and has many symptoms. Unlike schizophrenia‚ the people with this disorder can acknowledge their behavior but still
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Schizotypal is a Cluster A personality disorder. It is characterized by unusual behavior‚ appearance‚ thought patterns and lack of social skills (Wood 2001). Schizotypal personality disorder is marked by an inability and acute discomfort for forming close relationships (APA 2000). It also involves having cognitive and perceptual distortions (Fundukian 2008) and displaying eccentricities of behavior (APA 2000). Schizotypal also involves odd‚ coherent‚ but unimportant speech (Fundukian 2008). The
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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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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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Psychological Aspect of Susan Smith: Dependent Personality Disorder On October 25‚ 1994‚ Susan Smith drowned her two sons‚ Michael and Alex‚ in the John D. Long Lake in Union County‚ South Carolina. For nine days she lied about knowing where the boys were. On November 3‚ she confessed to the killings and would soon go to trial. Susan’s defense team hired a psychiatrist to conduct a psychiatric evaluation of her. She was diagnosed as having dependent personality disorder. He described her as a person who "feels
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l Borderline Personality Disorder: Mysterious Mayhem May 1‚ 2011 Abstract Approximately 2% of Americans are diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). A concrete cause for the disorder has not been identified; however‚ genetics and environmental factors are known to play large roles in BPD. BPD is characterized by intense mood swings‚ a marked inability to maintain stable relationships‚ idolizing another individual just to tear them down to nothing
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Antisocial personality disorder is a type of chronic mental condition in which a person’s ways of thinking‚ perceiving situations and relating to others are dysfunctional — and destructive. People with antisocial personality disorder typically have no regard for right and wrong and often disregard the rights‚ wishes and feelings of others. Those with antisocial personality disorder tend to antagonize‚ manipulate or treat others either harshly or with callous indifference. They may often violate
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Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Psychological Curiosity A personality disorder is a dysfunction in an individual’s social behavior. Examples include‚ but are not limited to‚ Borderline Personality Disorder‚ Histrionic Personality Disorder‚ and Schizoid Personality Disorder. One of the most dangerous known personality disorders is Antisocial Personality Disorder. According to one website‚ Antisocial Personality Disorder is‚ “a personality disorder characterized by a lack of empathy and remorse
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Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods‚ behavior‚ and relationships. Borderline Personality Disorder became a diagnosable illness in 1980. Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals use a DSM to diagnose mental illnesses. A DSM is a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (What is borderline personality disorder‚ n.d). Problem With severe Borderline Personality Disorder people usually have brief psychotic
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Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder is a pattern of instable moods‚ relationships‚ and a sense of identity. The Borderline Personality Disorder is usually found in the Axis I of the DSM-IV‚ it is can be qualified as a mood disorder because of the disturbance in mood and most Borderlines tend to have substance abuse problems‚ which is also found in Axis I. But Borderline Personality Disorder can also be categorized in the Axis II‚ because it is a personality disorder. People
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