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After reading Chapter 2 of Ronald J. Comer’s book, Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology, I now understand key principles of 4 models that that contribute to understanding abnormalities. The first model is the biological model, which can be linked to Roman and Greek times as I read in chapter 1. It mainly states that the cause of psychological abnormalities is that of physical illness. In addition, the abnormalities are introduced because of malfunctioning parts in the brain. This includes the possible malfunction of neurons that are found in the cerebrum and the possible malfunction of these neurons and the transmissions between them. Other factors may include genes, evolution and viral infections

Using their research, I was able to relate back the information the film, Silver Linings Playbook, how Tiffany has her personality disorder how creativity-generating styles positively contributed to psychosocial development within her personality and thinking styles. Tiffany uses defense mechanisms to keep her unconscious of what she is feeling and thinking inside. For example, she lost her job in the office for having sexual intercourse with everyone in the office because she was depressed after Tommy passed away. Her defense mechanism is have sexual intercourse to develop pleasure and suppress the the unconscious thoughts which trigger her borderline personality disorder. Once she expressed her emotions, Pat judged her based on her mental capacity. Concluding that scene, she raises her voice to show superiority, she knocks everything off the table destroying glass, and making a commotion while exiting the restaurant. Just because Pat judged her on sexual desire, she called him “a hypocrite” and other insulting

Antisocial personality disorder is a disregard for others rights and violating theses rights. This disorder starts as a child to people who carry this disorder portray the characteristics of irritability, aggressiveness, lack of remorse, and irresponsibility. A psychopath falls under the umbrella of antisocial personality disorders. A psychopath is a person with a personality disorders which is inherited from their parents at birth. Flashes of these inherited factors show and happen in the child upbringing this includes torture animals at a young age, playing weird dark games as a kid, or ripping heads of toys. A perfect example of a Psychopath is Edmund Kemper. A man who showed his psychopath tendencies at a young age that grew into to him becoming a serial killer.

Psychopathy is condition in which an individual has a wide array of negative personality traits. The trait that stands out the most is that they enjoy the suffering of others, as well as compulsively, and very skillfully, lying to others. Also, their sense of superficial charm causes people to gravitate toward them. Psychopaths are also known for their lack of general remorse and empathy for any wrongdoings they may commit. They are known to deny responsibility for actions they commit, as well as maintaining a parasitic lifestyle; figuratively speaking they feed off of those around them that can contribute to their desires. This condition, while it may seem like it is extremely rare, this is only due to the fact that these people are very good at blending in with normal people, making it hard to judge who is truly a psychopath.

A personality disorder is characterized by a distinct pattern of behavior that does not meet normal standards of behavior within one’s culture. This pattern is ingrained as the norm to the person affected, and the characteristics of the affected person deviate markedly from societal standards (Hebblethwaite, 2009). The two main features that help to identify a personality disorder are chronic interpersonal difficulties and persons with one’s identity or sense of self (Livesly, 2001). Within this set of mental health disorders lie several other subsets, including one of the most prominent personality disorders - Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). BPD is a severe, long-lasting disorder that has an incidence of occurrence approximately equal to that of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia combined (Grant, Chou, Goldstein et al., 2008). BPD also puts those affected at risk for damage in many areas of their life if not properly diagnosed and treated, including personal relationships, school, work, and self-imagine. Furthermore, this disorder has a high co-morbidity with other disorders such as depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, and social phobia, among many more (Hebblethwaite, 2009). Misdiagnosis of borderline personality disorder can have serious clinical implications. This paper looks to identify the risk factors associated with BPD, the affects on various aspects of the person’s life, treatments, and give recommendations as to how to properly identify and

We’ve all experienced the feeling that we’ve moved into a different life, dissociation from reality, just mild like when we daydream, delve into a good book or become engrossed with a project. But then after that, we do still come back to reality. However, some people are diagnosed with a dissociative identity disorder or the popular multiple personality disorder (MPD). This differ from mild dissociation that all of us commonly experience. People who have this live a fairly complicated life. Sadly, people who have this experience traumatic physical, sexual or emotional abuse during their childhood.

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     Sometimes people undergo traumatic experiences in their lives that are either physical or mental and maybe even a combination of both. If the experience was so intense, and so horrible, that the mind didn’t want to remember it, or possibly didn’t know how to deal or cope with it, then that one experience has the power to split a person’s mind into “another personality”. If this happens, the other personality or personalities come out when a person who has MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder) is put in a situation that he/she doesn’t know how to handle or feels that the other personality can handle it better. People suffering from MPD also have the risk of developing some

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) is a condition in which a person experiences a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions and identity. They also experience severe physical and sexual abuse, especially during childhood. People may also have post-traumatic symptoms. For example, nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety.

Dissociative Identity Disorder, commonly referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder, exists as a bizarre mental disorder in which a person acquires two

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5, American Psychiatric Association, 2013) defines personality disorders as a pattern of internal experience and behavior that greatly differs from what is normally expected in the person’s culture. They are also considered omnipresent and inflexible that is stable and causes both distress and impairment. Antisocial personality disorder is a severe disorder of personality. It is a disorder that helps compromise the dramatic, emotional, or erratic disorders, also known as the Cluster B disorders. The Cluster B disorders are also composed of borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and histrionic personality disorder. The

“Odd” Personality Disorders such as paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders were interesting to me because of the limited success in therapy. While some of the cognitive-behavioral therapists have found some techniques that have been helpful to people with these disorders it is very difficult. I agree that treatment would be difficult because people with these disorders do not seek social interaction and often prefer isolation. It would be difficult to find different types of treatment to help others when they experience social withdrawal because they may not even come to the therapy session or if they do come they may not participate which would make it difficult to move forward. Our book did mention that sometimes group

The notion of intention is a curious concept since it plays a significant role in the value judgments that individuals make regarding the actions of others. Comprehending the reasoning behind an action seems to carry importance for observers, so much so that actions that are inexplicable or have unclear motivations create an aura of mystery and intrigue that stems from attempting to comprehend that anomaly. Even within literature, characters whose intentions seem convoluted capture the reader’s attention since the reader tries to understand why the character commits to or abstains from an action. An example of a character in the Shahnameh that poses such an anomaly is Sudabeh since the intentions behind most of her actions seem unfathomable.

Even though maltreatment is not a disorder it tends to be a risk factor that can lead to other disorders in an individual’s life. Maltreatment can be thought of as a gate way symptom to many personality disorders due to how maltreatment can affect an individual in various ways. Also, depending on the type of maltreatment individual experiences, it can lead to a certain predisposition to certain disorders. For instance, if an individual is sexually abused they tend to lead to a personality pathology to borderline personality disorder. Even though borderline personality disorder is not always an outcome of sexual abuse, but there tends to be a correlation between the trauma and disorder. For instance, Ogata, Silk, Goodrick, Lohr, et al, (1990) conducted a study that found a significantly higher rate of reports of sexual abuse in patients with borderline personality disorders than patients who have major depression disorder.

Everyone has their own personality. Personality is defined as a set of individual differences that are affected by the development of an individual, which typically consists of a person’s values, attitudes, personal memories, social relationships, and skills. (McAdams, Olson, 2010, p. 517-542) There are two classifications of personalities. If you are considered Type A personality, then you are more competitive, outgoing, possibly impatient and could even be considered aggressive. While the more relaxed, laid back personalities are classified as Type B personalities. No matter which category of personality a person falls under, they can be afflicted with a personality disorder. These disorders can be such a mild version that a person doesn’t even notice that they have one. But then there are some that are affected by their disorder to the point that it completely takes over their lives. So much so that they are unable to live what’s considered a normal life.