Paranoid Personality Disorder Case Studies

Fear a powerful emotion, once it is born it is merely impossible for it to perish. Fear corrupts, tortures, and haunts all. Humans have a horror encrypted into their core. With the power of holding one's fear forms the feeling of paranoia leading to the most holiest power of all, control. Throughout history paranoia has been used to control mass populations and indoctrinate their mind. A common example of this, is the reign of Joseph Stalin; dictator of the Soviet Union who used the paranoia of death and being sent to concentration camp to control his citizens and sustain power. George Orwell, a man who recognized this demoralizing form of dictatorship and was terrified, of what might come if no one rebelled against this. Furthermore he

Valerie believes that the last four years of her marriage are what brought about her development of paranoid schizophrenia. During her last four years of marriage Valerie experienced a great deal of stress and strain to keep her marriage together. Because Valerie did not believe in divorce she turned to her religion and became deeply involved in her church. Her first delusion began during this period when she believed bad people were infiltrating her church and trying to destroy the

Phoenix also brought back memories of my deceased great-grandmother who suffered from a severe form of dementia. The emotion that I felt from the comparison involved a desire to escape the past association with my great-grandmother’s illness and on the same token it caused me to want to finish the story and to find that

Paranoia is a problem/disorder that affects an estimated 2.5% of people and affects around 10-30% of psychiatric patients. Paranoia causes people to become more violent and cautious of others around them. People who suffer from paranoia believe everyone is out to get them with no evidence to back up their claims. Paranoid individuals are people who tend to lack social cues and are very prone to avoiding social interactions with people they are suspicious of or just in general. Thoughts of paranoia affect everyone but are the most severe in individuals with paranoid personality disorder. While no one is completely sure as to what affects paranoia, it is believed that the biggest contributors are environmental factors. According to John Mirowsky

John steinbeck has done it again. Another great novel for the world to see. Of Mice and Men. This book has many unique characters who all have a different story and something going on but one character in particular named Curley is who we will be talking about. Curley is rude and violent and always assuming someone is with his girl. For these reasons curley has been diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder. “The word personality describes deeply ingrained patterns of behavior and the manner in which individuals perceive, relate to, and think about themselves and their world. Personality disorders are enduring patterns of inner experience and behavior that deviate markedly from the expectations of an individual's culture. They must be rigid, inflexible, and maladaptive and of sufficient severity to cause significant impairment in functioning or internal distress.”

I don’t know what to do. No matter what I am doing never satisfied her.” Client reported participating in self-help meeting regularly and will continue to do so. Verification of self-help meeting attendance was provided. No other problem was identified. Reviewed initial ISP dated on 03/19/2018, to identify new ideas about addiction and learn to practice coping skills, reported still working on completing the ISP. Reviewed ISP dated on 03/26/2018, to maintain sober and not to use drugs and alcohol. Reported that he has not started working on it yet. Both ISPs were extended for 04/25/2018. ISPs are continued to be monitored. No new ISP was developed at this time. Discussed relationship issues, and assisted client to understand the importance to have health boundaries with oneself and others. Discussed the reasons to complete ISP on time and to abstain from alcohol and drug with client. Discussed personal

Rowe, C. L., & Liddle, H. A. (January 01, 2003). SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Journal of Marital

However, Patrick is in denial that he has any issues, but he recently discovered that his wife was cheating on him and was involved in a physical altercation, with the man his wife was cheating on him with. The altercation resulted in Patrick being sent to a psychiatric treatment facilitation for inpatient treatment. After eight months of treatment, Patrick was released from the treatment center, but against his doctor’s recommendation. However, the court determined that he was stable enough to be released, as long as he was complying with his wife’s restraining order, attend therapy and medicines prescribed. As Pat’s case progresses, we see many sides of him and how he handles certain situations and influences that come his way.

The clinical contact for Evelyn would be to address the quality of the marital relationships effect on her continued drinking. According to the DSM-V (APA, 2013) the focus of clinical contact is to address the intimate relationships that affect the treatment of a condition, through distress associated with impairment. Evelyn’s excessive and continued drinking because of the relational discord with

Jill shared she had attended a family gathering that we had discussed prior and had made plans to leave if it became difficult. She was able to attend this function and did leave at one point when she became stressed. She was able to use recommendations from our cognitive behavioural ‘AWARE’ program in order to regain her composure and chose to rejoin the family function. In the past, Jill reports she would have reacted to the stress by abusing alcohol, resulting in an argument prior to leaving. Jill reported an improvement with her relationship with her children, she shared that she was able to avoid arguments escalating with her

Antisocial describes someone who is unable, or chooses not, to spend time with other people, and sometimes expresses their feelings in an unkind or rude way. People with Antisocial Personality Disorder (sociopath, psychopath) try to get their way without being considerate of others. They show spontaneous behavior, which humiliates or harms other people. They do not lack any feeling for or understanding of norms, nor have they any feeling of guilt. They do not seem to be able to plan actions or to act with foresight. Antisocial PD occurs more often in men than in women. Psychosocial predictors (which can be confounded by genetic factors) are among other things antisocial behaviors of the father, alcohol abuse of the

The patient, Kirsten Scheimreif, has been experiencing episodes of depression and anxiety from a recent family encounter. Kirsten was with her father’s side of the family during a holiday event and she was fully aware of her father’s recent attempt at becoming sober. Kirsten informed her father’s side of the family of her wishes of having a nonalcoholic holiday event in honor of her father trying to become sober. She was told by her family that her wishes would be respected from all family members at the event. During the holiday event, Kirsten was notified by her younger brother, Brendan, that family members were hiding their alcoholic drinks from her. Kirsten was under the impression that everyone had accepted and was respecting her wishes of a zero alcohol policy at this holiday event. Kirsten became very angry and hurt when she discovered that family members were sneaking around with alcohol at the holiday event. Kirsten’s brother Brendan also informed her that everyone else knew alcohol was present at the holiday and that they all knew to hide it from her, including her father. As a result of this betrayal from her family, Kirsten has refused to talk and associate herself with her father’s side of the family.

The mental disorder primarily known for distorting reality is schizophrenia, but there is much more to it. It strongly affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The several symptoms schizophrenia consists of influences a person's ability to function. In regards to this, the National Institute of Mental Health states the symptoms include delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech. Some more symptoms that are psychotic behaviors, not generally seen in healthy people are movement disorders and dysfunctional ways of thinking. Additionally, the symptoms associated with disruptions to normal emotions and behaviors include a lack expression of emotions, difficulty performing activities, and reduced speaking. It does not come from just

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CBT for schizophrenia also stresses skill-oriented treatments. Patients learn skills to cope with life's challenges. The therapist teaches social, daily functioning, and problem-solving skills. This can help patients with schizophrenia minimalize the types of stress that can lead to outbursts and