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    symptoms for someone with BPD is‚ "a pattern of unstable... relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation." Nowhere is this better exemplified than Othello’s relationship with both Iago and Desdemona. For example‚ the Moor‚ before the play’s start‚ has already developed an obsession and unhealthy idealization of Desdemona. In fact‚ by way of greeting his beloved‚ Othello declares‚ "It gives me wonder great as my content / To see you here before me. Oh soul’s

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    monstrosities such as depriving others of their lives? Society considers this behavior abnormal. They assume this type of conduct is caused by mental disorders‚ or mental illness. Sue‚ Sue‚ Sue‚ and Sue (2014) wrote in their book that professionals are shifting

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    Clinical Diagnosis Robin presents with known diagnoses of Major Depressive Disorder‚ Substance Abuse‚ and Bulimia Nervosa; repeated suicide attempts and self-inflicted cuts and burn on multiple occasions are also present. Precipitating the suicide attempts are stressful confrontations with her husband‚ making her feel hopeless and unloved. Stress inducing encounters from other than her husband have led to a dissociative state‚ in which Robin will self-mutilate or attempt suicide without remembering

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    Narcissistic personality disorder From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the personality disorder. For more information on clinical research and types of narcissism‚ see Narcissism. Narcissistic personality disorder Classification and external resources Narcissus by Caravaggio. Gazing at his own reflection. ICD-10 F60.8 ICD-9 301.81 MedlinePlus 000934 MeSH D010554 Personality disorders Cluster A (odd) Paranoid Schizoid Schizotypal Cluster B (dramatic) Antisocial Borderline

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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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    Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships‚ self-image‚ identity‚ and moods. These individuals are often so desperate to have relationships with other people that they often do not respect boundaries of another person and have strong‚ one-sided feelings toward a person that the individual is trying to maintain a relationship with. Individuals with this disorder tend to be impulsive and often engage in behaviors

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    psychopath to better show the mistreatment of Jews in slave labor camp. Amon Goeth was used in the film “Schindler’s List” to symbolize the Nazi party as a whole. It gave him an obvious‚ representation of someone who displays Antisocial Personality Disorder or a sociopath. Ralph Fiennes‚ the actor who played Goeth made Hitler himself look like a puppy. Though behind the Hollywood mask does not lay a saint; Amon Goeth was represented as a sadistic‚ human killing machine sociopath. Goeth can be

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    Schizotypal personality disorder Explanation: People with schizotypal personality disorder are more comfortable turning away from others‚ rather than learning to have meaningful interpersonal relationships. This isolation contributes to distorted perceptions about how interpersonal relationships are supposed to happen. A person with schizotypal personality disorder has odd behaviors and thoughts that would typically be viewed by others as eccentric‚ erratic‚ and bizarre. They are known on occasion

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    Borderline personality disorder also referred to as BPD‚ is a mental health disorder in which a person has extreme difficulties in regulating their emotions and thoughts. People diagnosed with BPD have continuous distorted thinking patterns of their self-image‚ relationships‚ and behavior. Along with these negative patterns‚ people with BPD experience severe mood swings such as heightened anxiety‚ depression‚ and irritability. These strong instabilities often lead patients to reckless and impulsive

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    Psychopathy‚ also known as antisocial personality disorder (ADP) “is a disorder that is characterized by a long-standing pattern of disregard for other people’s rights‚ often crossing the line and violating those rights.” (Bressert‚ 2016). Someone who is diagnosed with ADP is likely to feel little to no empathy towards the people around them and sees no issue with breaking set rules or laws to obtain what they desire. Empirical Article for Psychopathy Wiley Interscience‚ published a study that was

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