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    victims. This popular idea, however, could not be farther from the truth. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-V (DSM-V), released in 2013, places psychopathy, along with sociopathy, in the category of ego-syntonic1 personality disorders (Jenkins, 2014). The official term, encompassing both psychopathy and sociopathy, is Antisocial Personality Disorder; this disorder is “characterized by a long-standing pattern of a disregard for

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    diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder. This emotional illness does not only control the life of their host but can damage their fire and strength in life. This disorder is not just switching emotions; it goes deeper into the emotional side of a person, where a dark past dwells within them that brings them this horrid illness. Multiple Personality Disorder is a genuine emotional illness that countless people brush off as a myth. Psychiatrics describe “Multiple Personality Disorder [often referred

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    with Borderline Personality Disorder is either waking up on the wrong side of the bed or the right side of the bed. Patient A has been living with Borderline personality disorder, also known as BPD for four years now. I chose to interview Patient A because I also was diagnosed with BPD and wanted to see what another person living with this disorder thinks and feels. First off, what is borderline personality disorder? Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental disorder marked by a pattern

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    Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID for short and popularly known as multiple personality disorder) is one of the more fascinating and simultaneously terrifying of the formal mental disorders. Probably due in part to DID’s fantastic, almost unbelievable nature, it is also one of the more controversial disorders that has been formally included in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). In the most recent DSM, DSM-5, the signature criteria for DID is the “disruption of identity

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    identity disorder that many people suffer from today. Hamlet’s increasingly complicated mosaic of a personality etches what seems like an array of polar personalities, switching and taking their turn in the spotlight of his actions and behavior at any given time or place. This descent into Hamlet’s complexity of mind and development of seemingly distinct personalities draws a connection between Hamlet’s character and a mental illness called multiple personality disorder. Multiple Personality Disorder

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    Personality Disorders: Detailed Analysis First Paragraph Descriptions: Personality disorder is one of the many psychological disorders examined by numerous psychiatrists and academics today. This is a serious psychological disorder, yet one that can be treated by various means, most of which are still being advanced in many fields. Thus, there is much hope that personality disorders can be treated quite well through both psychotherapy and with medicine. Psychotherapy, one of the first topics to

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    What is multiple personality disorder? Multiple personality disorder also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in and interchangeably take control of an individual. DID is a disorder categorized by identity division rather than a creation of separate personalities. The disorder is not due to the direct psychological effects of a substance or of a general medical condition. DID was called Multiple

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    A class of mental disorders characterized by persistent maladaptive arrays of behaviour, cognition, and inner experience are defined as personality disorder. The “Muriel’s Wedding” movie is an Australian movie produced in 1994, written and directed by Paul Hogan. The movie deals with many aspects of psychology and personalities disorder is one of them. Muriel is the character in the movie who is suffering from personalities disorders. Personality of a person is the characteristics ways of behaving

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    Predisposing factors: Borderline personality disorder is a disorder that is characterized by a persons impulsive and/ reckless behavior, poor self-image, self-injury, emotional fluctuations, unstable relationships. There are links that suggest it could be caused by genetic and environmental factors, but it is still being studied. A person that is part of a community or culture with unstable upbringing can increase the risk for this disorder (National Institute of Mental Health, 2014). A childhood

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    Case Study: Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized by fluctuation of self-image, lack of stable interpersonal relationships and pronounced and unpredictable impulsivity. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (2013) also lists fear of abandonment, suicidal or self-harming behaviors, intense or inappropriate anger that is difficult to control as well as paranoid ideation or dissociative symptoms. Morcos and Morcos (2016) wrote

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