Personality disorder

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

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

insight into biology, classification and current evidence on treatment” authors Rodrigo, Rajapakse, and Jayananda (2010) explored PubMed looking for published English articles between 1999 to 2009 with the search words, antisocial personality disorder, dissocial personality disorder, and psychopathy. The purpose of the literature search was to look for advances in understanding the neurobiology of violence and empathy, effective treatment modalities, and ethical implications in defining 'at-risk' individuals

Assessing Borderline Personality Disorder Amanda Kissling Millersville University   Introduction Treating individuals with Borderline Personality Disorders presents unique challenges for Clinicians and other service workers. Borderline personality disorder is described in the DSM-V as a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, (as well as) marked impulsivity (2013). Symptoms typically begin to present themselves in late adolescents and early adulthood

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

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

Behavior Therapy as a Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder What is Borderline Personality Disorder? Personality disorders are characterized by the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) as disorders where impulsivity is the main deficit and without treatment, it acquires new symptoms as time progresses. The four core features that are prevalent in all personality disorders include dysfunctional thinking, emotion dysfunction

Personality Disorders affect roughly 15% of all Americans. 16 million. 16 million people are affected by some category of personality disorders. There are three clusters in which these can be defined: Cluster A, Cluster B, and Cluster C. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, more commonly known as OCD, affects 1 in 50 people at some point in their lives and generally falls in the Cluster C. Now, we will explore personality disorders, OCD, and the treatments available for OCD. To understand what Personality

for the safety of themselves or others. These abnormal behaviors are distinct features of antisocial personality disorder, of which most can be labeled as psychopathy, and are exemplified through the characteristic qualities of Frank Abagnale Jr. in the film, Catch Me if You Can. By exploring the character of Frank Abagnale throughout the film, the gradual development of antisocial personality disorder can be seen manifesting in response to one

“Border Line Personality Disorder affects individuals with who have a history of unstable interpersonal relationships. The individuals have a difficult time interpreting reality” (The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health). “The term ‘borderline’ was originally used by psychologist Adolf Stern in the 1930’s to describe patients whose condition fell somewhere between psychosis and neurosis. Today, the term ‘borderline’ used in describing the borderline states of consciousness these patients sometimes