In order to be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder‚ one must also show pathological personality traits – negative affectivity and disinhibition. Negative affectivity is characterized by four traits: emotional liability‚ anxiousness‚ separation insecurity‚ and depressivity. Emotional liability involves unstable emotions‚ frequent mood changes‚ and emotions that are easily aroused‚ intense‚ and/or out of proportion to the circumstances and events. Anxiousness is an intense feeling of nervousness
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Chapter 7--Mood Disorders and Suicide Key 1. Prior to the DSM-IIIR‚ conditions that are currently characterized as mood disorders were referred to by several different names‚ including all of the following EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. 2. depressive disorders affective disorders psychotic episodes depressive neuroses One of the symptoms of a mood disorder is called anhedonia‚ which means: A. a feeling of worthlessness B. an altered pattern of sleep C. indecisiveness D. an inability to experience pleasure
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Antisocial Personality Disorder Dr. Gregory House was born on the 11th of June 1958 from a relationship between Blythe house‚ his mother‚ and an unknown male. His mother was a house wife married to a marine pilot‚ John House‚ who was not present when House was conceived being on overseas active duty. His mother also had an affair with another man‚ Thomas Bell‚ who House mistook for his father because of the physical characteristics that they shared. House’s father was
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Bipolar and Narcissistic: A Study of Personality Disorders Extreme mood swings punctuated by periods of generally even-keeled behavior‚ is how bipolar disorder is defined as. Bipolar disorder symptoms usually do not show up until a person is in their mid-twenties and continues throughout their life. The disorder can be treated but without treatment it can cause major problems in that person’s life. Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depressive illness. It is a brain disorder that can cause
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Separation anxiety disorder is a condition that may be caused by several factors ranging from genetics‚ stress‚ parent-child relations‚ Behavioral inhibition and parents own insecurity. In Amanda’s case‚ there were many warning signs that was gathered during the therapy session for what might have been the causes of Amanda’s SAD. According to the textbook‚ children whose parents suffers from SAD‚ might be at high risk of inheriting this condition because it tends to run within the family. Stress
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Given the amount of different mental disorders‚ the search to understand what causes them all seems vast. This essay will aim to present the assumptions that different models make about the origins and treatment of psychological disorders. Although there are a number of paradigms in the area of abnormal psychology‚ the biological‚ psychodynamic‚ behavioural and cognitive are the four major models which place distinct interpretations. Each of the different approaches is considered to the degree that
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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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Scientific Study of Personality Iris Darvish PSY/500 January 14‚ 2013 Dr. Tera Duncan Introduction There have been many theories that seek to define and explain personality. Some theories look at the different aspects of personality while others may put the emphasis on the traits that make up a personality. Is there one universal definition that is used among psychologists that can explain personality? There are many methods that researchers use to study personality. Among those methods
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Personality The study of personality is one of the biggest topics of interest within psychology. There are numerous personality theories that exist making the most major ones fall right into at least one of our four major perspectives. These perspectives on personality attempt to describe the different patterns in personality‚ including how the patterns form and how people differ on individual levels. In my essay I will go into more in depth detail about these major perspectives and afterwards explain
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Using Alder’s theory of individual psychology‚ analyze Martin’s life by answering the following questions: 1. What evidence is there that Martin had feeling of inferiority? In the description‚ Martin felt embarrassed by his human beginnings. He was embarrassed by his ethic background‚ his parent’s lack of education‚ and his lack of material goods. He also didn’t want to recall his early childhood‚ which meant that he couldn’t ignore the deficiency of his life. All of these were evidences that
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