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    Borderline Personality Disorder #2.) What are the following biological and physiological factors that may explain the Cause(s) of this disorder or explain the changes in these factors that are attributes to the disorder? Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) patients have a hard time regulating emotion. This makes them socially sensitive and moody. BPD patients are often unable to control;m emotional stability‚ impulsive behavior‚ and interpersonal relationships. “Borderline” describes patients

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    Personality disorders are a group of conditions that have long term behavior patterns that come from expectations of society and the serious problems in relationships which are created. People with personality disorders tend to be inflexible‚ rigid and manipulative (Hooley‚ Butcher‚ Nock‚ & Mineka‚ 2017). They often have one set way or perspective of everything and have difficulties connecting with other people socially. The DSM-5 personality disorders are grouped together into three groups based

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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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    Borderline personality disorder is a condition in which people have long-term pattern of emotional instability; it includes feelings about themselves and others. This disorder is considered a reflection of a crucial aspect of a person’s character that influences his or her way of seeing and also of how they are being seen in the world. People who have been diagnosed with personality disorders are continuously struggling to cope with the world‚ their social and personal relationships‚ and their ability

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    giving me a chance to write about my favorite show of all time. I am a very big fan of The Simpsons and have always wondered if some of the characters had some kind of personality disorders until now. After reading the information in the book and in the lectures I have come to understand exactly what kind of personality disorders are being portrayed in the show. I am writing this based on the movie and not one of the shows. The first character that I am going to analysis is going to be Montgomery

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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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    with borderline personality disorder (BPD) lead tumultuous lives‚ characterized by patterns of unstable moods and relationships‚ impulsivity‚ fear of abandonment‚ coupled with a very poor self-image and lack of control over their emotions. The textbook illustrates borderline personality disorder with the case of Claire.” (Barlow and Durand 2012‚ pp.452). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition (DSM-IV-TR) states that Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is “a pervasive

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    seven days a week‚ for their happiness. Is this hard to imagine? Unfortunately‚ this could be the reality of an individual living with a person who has a histrionic personality disorder (HPD). This disorder is defined as pervasive and excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder Fifth Edition‚ 2013). Similarly to modern times‚ HPD has been associated with the “mysterious nature of women” during the ancient era (“The "Female Mind": Hysteria”

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    Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorders Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) is a program established in the United Kingdom‚ after a high-profile case of Michael Stone. Several years before Mr. Stone killed a mother and her child‚ he was diagnosed with ‘untreatable’ personality disorder. (Batty‚ 2002). He was not detained due to UK’s Mental Health Act of 1983‚ which states that patients are only allowed to be committed if the psychiatrists believed that the person is treatable and

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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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