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    lied to, or that another individual is using them, but for a person with paranoid personality disorder, these suspicions are extreme and continuous. In Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, the titular character experiences severe doubts about his wife, Desdemona, distrusts what others are telling him, is quick to jump to conclusions, and is easily angered. In order to be properly diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder, the patient must meet at least four out of the nine criteria and characteristics

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    Macbeth: his psyche. Macbeth, like many insecure, powerless men, shows symptoms of avoidant personality disorder, demonstrating that insecurities often cause individuals to attempt to compensate for their flaws. Macbeth is easily manipulated by his wife into doing anything she desires him to do. Macbeth is insecure about

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    Mental illnesses and personality disorders are often depicted in popular movies and television shows. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has a character named Clementine, who displays symptoms of a personality disorder. In order to conclude at a possible diagnosis, the guidelines for personality disorders will be used in this paper. The guidelines are included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). There are two possible diagnoses that Clementine could fit into:

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    diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (Lenzenweger, M.F. p.1, www.nimh.gov). In the same vein, 2.6% of the adult U.S population have also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Borderline personality disorder, commonly shortened to the acronym BPD, is frequently misused to mean bipolar disorder. While both of these disorders share similarities in symptoms and behaviors, they are also different. Borderline personality disorder is a cluster B (dramatic) personality disorder that is characterized

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    community, personality disorders are disorders in which “an individual’s personality pattern must deviate significantly from the expectations of his or her culture as shown in the styles of thinking about oneself, others, or events” (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2014, p.254). In addition to the listed criteria, the pattern in the personality must be an enduring pattern of “thinking, feeling, and behaving that is relatively stable over time” (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2014, p.254). Under the umbrella term of personality disorder

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    A personality disorder is a type of noetic disorder in which you have a rigid and harmful pattern of cerebrating, functioning and deporting. A person with a personality disorder has trouble seeing and relating to situations and to people. This causes major fixes and shyness in relationships, convivial encounters, work and school. Personality disorders are deeply ingrained ways of cerebrating and comporting that are inflexible and generally lead to reduced relationships with others. Mental health

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    in Personality Disorders in Children Jealousy is the emotion that plays a main role of personality disorders in children. “Jealousy is an emotion, not a diagnosis, but when an individual experiences extreme jealousy, they may find that the emotion negatively affects their life, possibly even contributing to the development of mental health conditions” (GoodTherapy.org, 2015). The review of literature indicates that jealousy is the underlying emotion of the Cluster B personality disorders. In

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    Today, the histrionic personality can be thought of as ranging from acceptable, mildly dramatic behavior, to unhealthy, potentially risky behaviors or characteristics. Individuals who display a few histrionic characteristics but function in generally healthy interactions with others are characterized as having a Histrionic Personality Style. Individuals who exhibit serious dysfunctional characteristics are clinically diagnosed as having Histrionic Personality Disorder.” Although there is no distinct

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    Borderline personality disorder (BPD; APA 2013) is a mental disorder that is found among 1.6% to 5.9% of the population. This disorder is characterized by patterns of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affect. Key features include fear of abandonment, marked impul-sivity, and difficulty in controlling anger. Individuals diagnosed with BPD are also driven towards suicidal behavior. Suicide ends the lives of 8% to 10% of these diagnosed individuals. This disor-der begins to

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    suffering from several psychological disorders. It is useful for us to understand what kind of psychological disorders drive Polonius to act so impolitely and conceitedly, and what are his personality traits and the motivation of his actions. Polonius’s overconfident and usage of others shows his Narcissistic Personality Disorder, which causes he trusts himself but distrusts and suspicion others, and it proves Polonius also have Paranoid Personality Disorder. Polonius uses his servant Reynaldo

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