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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Personality disorders greatly influence the dropout rates in treatment for homeless individuals. Of the cluster B personality disorders‚ borderline personality disorder is one of the most difficult to treat in homeless individuals due to its high comorbidity rate with other Axis I disorders and the patient’s difficulty in emotional regulation and maintaining stable relationships with others. Art therapy is often used as a complementary therapy to treat borderline personality disorder. While qualitative
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Borderline Personality Disorder‚ Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Anti-social Personality Disorder all have commonalities yet are different enough to be able to distinguish between the three. To compare these disorders‚ all three of them consist of the inability to successfully connect with and understand others emotions. People with these disorders tend to focus on themselves and make decisions based on their own good and benefits. Rarely do people with these disorders take others into consideration
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Shakespeare’s Othello recounts an almost universal story: a man believes his wife to be cheating on him‚ he responds passionately‚ and tragedy ensues. Similarly‚ the titular Othello finds himself manipulated by Iago‚ his closest advisor‚ into believing his lieutenant Cassio‚ is sleeping with Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife. However‚ something about Othello instantly accepting Iago’s lies as truth seems off. Even from a cursory examination of the play‚ anyone can see Othello obviously harbors deep abandonment
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Borderline personality disorder became a recognized disorder in the Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR in 1980. Before being given the name BPD‚ it was thought of as a tamer version of schizophrenia‚ often times being placed into groups of “As-If’s”‚ “Borderline Group” or hysteria. Borderline personality disorder is when an individual experiences extreme mood swings‚ an overwhelming fear of abandonment‚ dichotomous thinking‚ erratic interpersonal relationships‚ paranoia
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Antisocial personality disorder Antisocial personality disorder is when the person shows no respect for others or ignores others rights. These people tend to manipulate or tease others. Another name for this disorder would be sociopathy. Antisocial personality disorder is thought to be caused by several things such as abnormalities in the development of the nervous system‚ it can be possibly inherited‚ linked to head injuries‚ or even caused by a dysfunctional family and or home life. Some of the
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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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According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) (2013)‚ Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness which negatively impacts relationships and an individual’s sense of self. BPD is characterized by pervasive instability of moods‚ the distortion of self-image and emotion regulation. A core aspect of BPD is an intense fear of abandonment. Whether real or imagined‚ this fear may lead to frantic efforts to avoid abandonment‚ panic or hostile behavior. Identity issues
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Borderline personality disorder is a very common in today’s society. Many personality disorders stem from some sort of trauma a person has had to endure. Leaving them with a feeling of distrust or being alone. Often the feelings that arose from within them lead to problems in relationships. Personality disorders origins are associated with many factors within three main categories. Being that the origins of personality disorders can be linked to psychological factors got me thinking about a friend
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Cluster C Personality Disorder Of the three personality clusters‚ type C personality disorder is considered anxious and fearful. It includes Avoidant‚ Dependent‚ and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders. These three personality disorders share a high level of anxiety. I can somewhat relate to this cluster‚ as my own personality is similar to some of the characteristics of the disorder. I wonder if there is a correlation between the anxiety and how others treat those affected by the disorder
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