Personality disorder not otherwise specified

Introduction to the Analysis of Lester Burnham When I was told to choose a movie to perform a psychoanalysis on a character. I did not know what movie to choose. After watching the two hour long film on the multiple characters that seemed to be struggling to find their inner happiness: American Beauty. I knew that I should not look any further. One character that especially stood out was, Lester Burnham. A forty-two year old father with a mid-life crisis. In the film, American Beauty Lester Burnham

movie ends with a shot in Lester’s head by his homosexual neighbor who thinks his son is having physical relationship with Lester. Many of the characters in this movie can be diagnosed with one or more mental disorders, However, I will be focusing on the main character’s mental disorder, Lester Burnham. Lester was a 42-years-old man who goes through many changes from the beginning to the end of the movie. The movie begins with Lester feeling depressed, he feels like a loser since he does not receive

research for what I have found on passive aggressive disorder. For my journey research I will explain the website I have used and also why I have chosen to use this websites. I will also be answering my own questions by the research I did for both of the personality disorders. Also I will add what questions I did not find the answer to on my research for the disorders. Paranoid personality disorder, I have found quite a bit of information on this disorder. I found out that PPD is mistrust or suspicion

numerous referrals of individuals with personality disorder. Whilst in multi-disciplinary meeting when we used to get these referrals I would very often hear people say “typical PD” or “well there is nothing our service can do for them”. At these times, I was concerned for the individual's welfare and when speaking to the services users myself, I found it difficult due to me having limited experiencing working with individuals who have a diagnosis of personality disorder (PD). Because of this, I have decided

The Dissociative Disorders category of the DSM-IV-TR, is characterized by a disruption in the functions of perception, identity, consciousness, or memory. The disorders in the Dissociative Disorders category include Dissociative Amnesia, Dissociative Fugue, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Depersonalization Disorder and Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. All of the disorders in the Dissociative Disorders category need to be distinguished from conditions which are due to a General

Group who were renowned experts on "Personality Disorders," and who additionally were too fully aware of the current, categorical system used in the DSM-IV-TR and now DSM-V, and with it in place having inherent problems needing to be those drastically changed and made more useful in diagnosing, effectively, those patients with personality disorders, or those persons in all that may be of one certain to have those inclinations toward either sorts of the former disorder/s in them demonstrating the possible

Bipolar Disorder and the Effects of it in Everyday Lives Bipolar Disorder is a brain disorder that may bring upon abnormal changes in one’s mood and energy that may harm the ability to go on with everyday functions. The showings of this disorder can be very severe. Anyone of age can get this disorder, but more commonly found in adults. There are many different types of this disorder depending on how severe your symptoms are. Fortunately, this disease can be treated and successful with the treatment

Schizophrenia as described by the DSM-IV As for the Mad Hatter’s Axis II diagnosis, I would have to evaluate him as having a: Not otherwise Specified Personality Disorders (DSM-IV, 2000). The reason for this would be that there is the “presence of features of more than one specific Personality Disorders that do not meet full spectrum for any one personality disorder, but that

(the narrator envisions Tyler having sexual relations with Marla, while it is him having sexual relations with Marla). However, it is difficult to reason through whether or not he is having these memory lapses due to a true dissociative identity disorder (DID) or perhaps due to physical trauma that was sustained through his fighting. Although the narrator is seen consuming an alcoholic

What is more, the narrator flagrantly engages in impulsive, irresponsible, risk-taking behaviors that place him and the general public in danger. According to Sadock & Sadock(2007) dissociative identity disorder commonly presents with many of the same symptoms that plague the narrator in stating, “affect modulation is frequently disturbed, giving rise to mood swings, depression, suicidal tendency, and generalized irritability. Impulse control is often impaired