Personality disorder

difficulties through a biological and a psychodynamic approach. Lisa received treatment to help her with depression and borderline personality disorder (BPD), as she has been diagnosed with these disorders. However, it is important to understand the factors that have led to these diagnoses. It would be quite simplistic and stigmatising to reduce Lisa to those disorders. In fact, it may be interesting to try to understand Lisa’s problems by looking through her past and present on a biological level

The development of a sociopathic personality disorder is influenced by several elements. These factors largely are attributed to a person’s genetics and the environment. At large, there is not a significant amount known about what exactly makes a person a sociopath; however, there are several factors linked in our genes that can help identify what may contribute to the mental disorder. By no means is there a strict formula that we can follow that with one hundred percent certainty determines whether

they won’t be able to differentiate between one disorder and another. For instance, it can be easily mistaken that someone has Bipolar Disorder when they really have Borderline Personality Disorder. Since these two disorders share some similarities, they are often misdiagnosed with the other. Both of these disorders are characterized by mood swings, but the cycles are what separates them from each other (Goldberg, 2016). Someone with Bipolar Disorder will go from intense highs (mania) to extreme lows

Antisocial Persoanlity Disorder Antisocial personality disorder is defined by a pattern of socially irresponsible, exploitative, and guiltless behavior (Goodwin, 1989 p 209). Symptoms include failure to conform to law, failure to sustain consistent employment, manipulation of others for personal gain, deception of others, and failure to develop stable interpersonal relationships ( APA, 2013) .Lifetime prevalence for ASPD is reported to range from 2% to 4% in men and from 0.5% to 1% in women

Dissociative personality disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is an illness that is characterized by two or more distinct sub-personalities that repeatedly take control of the patient’s conscience and behavior. Each unique personality may exhibit behavior patterns, memories, and social relationships exclusive to that personality. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, the occurrence of DID is in one percent of the population of the United States (National

Clinical Aspects of Psychology APP3037 Assessment 2: Critical Review Topic 4: Borderline Personality Disorder Tutor: Vidanka Vasilevski Matthew Lemon Student No. 3926094 Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe Axis 2 mental illness distinguished by a common pattern of mental impulsivity, interpersonal dysfunction, disrupted self-image, and self-harming behaviours (Chanen & Kaess, 2012; Leichsenring, Leibing, Kruse, New & Leweke, 2011). Between 0.7% and 2.7% of the population

The history of BPD can be traced back to 1938 when Adolph Stern first described the symptoms of the disorder as neither being psychotic nor psychoneurotic; hence, the term ‘borderline’ was introduced (National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, 2009, p. 15). Then in 1960, Otto Kernberg coined the term ‘borderline personality organization’ to describe persistent patterns of behavior and functioning consisting of instability, and distressed psychological self-organization (National Collaborating

Antisocial Personality Disorder in Young Children In the movie The Good Son, Henry Evans, a 12 year old boy, shows many symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder. That is the reason he could commit multiple violent acts. Antisocial Personality Disorder is repeated disregard and violation of other people’s rights. It usually starts in childhood and continues into adulthood. It happens more in males than it does females. The symptoms of the disorder also decrease as you get older (Psych Central

Diagnosing Annie Wilkes: Borderline Personality Disorder Misery What does life with borderline personality disorder look like? A prime example would be Misery by Stephen King, the classic psychological thriller. Annie Wilkes, one of the main characters in the film, exhibits multiple signs and symptoms of having a psychological illness, making her subject to diagnosis. Through Annie’s behavior and emotional instability, it is evident that she has borderline personality disorder. This paper will provide a proper

On the other hand, people with Schizotypal Personality Disorder are characterized by a pervasive pattern of social and personal limitations. They experience serious discomfort in social environments and have a lower capacity for close relationships. For these reasons, they tend to be socially isolated, reserved, and distant. Like Schizoid Personality Disorders, people who suffer from Schizotypal Personality Disorder have few social relationships, but unlike the schizoid, these people desire to have