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    confusion, Hamlet draws his sword and stabs Polonius through the arras, killing him. In a booklet printed by the National Institute of Mental Health, hypersensitivity is said to be a common condition of paranoia. “Because persons with paranoid personality disorder are hyperalert, they notice any slight and may take offense where none is intended. As a result, they tend to be defensive and antagonistic. When they are at fault, they cannot accept blame, not even mild criticism. Yet they are highly

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    During the late 1940s and the early 1950s, the thought of communism instilled fear within many Americans because it was portrayed in such a way that confined diversity and corroded political culture. This fear of communism was nicknamed the “Red Scare” and was fed by Joseph McCarthy’s accusations of hidden communist in the country. The Manchurian Candidate was a black-and-white American film released in 1962 that depicted the Cold War and the effects that paranoia had on the nation. It was released

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    During the late 1940s and the early 1950s, the thought of communism instilled fear within many Americans because it was portrayed in such a way that confined diversity and corroded political culture while the United States was supposed to be the land of the free. This fear of communism was nicknamed the “Red Scare” and was fed by Joseph McCarthy’s accusations of hidden communist in the country. The Manchurian Candidate was a black-and-white American film released in 1962 that depicted the Cold War

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    The purpose of this case study is to examine whether Othello should be diagnosed with Paranoid Personality Disorder, or not. PPD consists of several traits, but to be diagnosed with this specific disorder, one would need to qualify for four of the traits. The four traits that best describe Othello consist of Suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him or her...Is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates

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    cause of paranoid personality disorder. Othello has paranoid personality disorder because he suspects that other people are harming or deceiving him without any proof. He believes neutral remarks are threatening, continually holds grudges, and has repeated suspicions, without evidence, regarding the faithfulness of his spouse. Body paragraph #1 Paranoid personality disorder is a Cluster A condition or an erratic personality disorder. The main characteristic of paranoid personality disorder is those

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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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    he says that “the disease had sharpened my senses,” (Poe 1) which proves that he does have some sort of disease, but the disease is unknown. The main character shows signs of diseases such as schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and paranoid personality disorder. Schizophrenia is a disease that affects a person’s ability to correctly think, behave, and feel. The main character shows numerous signs of schizophrenia throughout the story. One sign of schizophrenia he shows is his disorganized

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    Wintrow 10 April,2015 Personality Disorder What are personality disorders and what do they do? There are a numerous of personality disorders and people that have them. You can’t look at someone sometimes and know right away. For example, Robin Williams had the bipolar disorder but most people couldn’t tell. “Personality disorder is a psychiatric term and draws on a medical framework to try to understand human emotions, behaviour and distress” (Diagnosis). Personality disorders are broken into 3

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    Personality Disorders The DSM-5 lists ten personality disorders and puts them into three groups. There are many misunderstandings about these psychological disorders. Here I will seek to clear up some of the misinformation surrounding these psychological disorders. The first group contains three disorders, Paranoid personality disorder, Schizoid personality disorder, and schizotypal disorder. A Paranoid person is characterized by distrust of other people. A Paranoid person is not only suspicious

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    Dependent Personality Disorder And How it can Affect your Daily Life Everyone has personality traits. Some people are shy while others are outgoing and some people are optimistic and some are pessimistic. Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between a personality trait and a disorder. Personality disorders are diagnosed when ways of seeing, interpreting, or behaving in the world become inflexible and maladaptive. A personality disorder causes distress to self or others. A person with a personality

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