Schizoid personality disorder

Sort By:
Page 50 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Better Essays

    the demon Zahhak. Furthermore, Sudabeh’s countless attempts at seducing her own stepson are a sign of histrionic personality disorder, since individuals with this disorder are known to conduct sexual advances in inappropriate contexts. Although these analyses begin to paint a compelling picture, perhaps the most convincing symptom is that individuals with histrionic personality disorder are known for highly exaggerated reactions to rejection and to act radically in the face of unrequited interest

    • 1348 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    this exploration will be limited to three personality disorders. The symptoms of these personality disorders are diagnosed in adulthood, but their roots lie in the first 4 years of life. Erikson's growth stages of trust vs. mistrust and autonomy vs. self-doubt will form the foundation for understanding. When a child is exposed to abusive, pathological parenting during these development stages the result is often a personality disorder. Personality disorders are enduring patterns of perception, which

    • 1954 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    in Personality Disorders in Children Jealousy is the emotion that plays a main role of personality disorders in children. “Jealousy is an emotion, not a diagnosis, but when an individual experiences extreme jealousy, they may find that the emotion negatively affects their life, possibly even contributing to the development of mental health conditions” (GoodTherapy.org, 2015). The review of literature indicates that jealousy is the underlying emotion of the Cluster B personality disorders. In

    • 1215 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    There are two different kind of disorders, personality disorders and psychological disorders. Psychological disorders are illnesses that an individual experiences as episodes. Personality disorders are enduring traits that are major components of the individual's personality (Rathus, 2010). No matter what kind of disorder a person may possess their lives are affected everyday by them, it takes over their body and consumes them as a person. Disorders are often misunderstood. You do not have the ability

    • 1138 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    Diagnostic Paper on Joan Crawford Abnormal Psychology Dr. Lewis Ethical Disclaimer In writing this, I am attempting to demonstrate an awareness of ethical practice. In preparation of writing this paper, I have researched information on the famous person indicated in an effort to make an attempt at providing a possible diagnosis of a psychological condition for which two theoretical orientations will be evaluated and used to support what is only an opinion. I am in no way qualified to give

    • 2376 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    associated with a mood disorder. It also appears she lacks irritability in her behavior that would contribute to a manic episode with irritable mood. With no current or past substance abuse/use, her symptoms are not etiologically related and can not be deem to be part of a substance, or medication induced disorder. Bipolar is also ruled out, base on the fact that her episodes and symptoms have not required hospitalization in the past. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is also ruled out because

    • 1017 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    for everyone to understand why her mother was crazy. In the movie Mommie Dearest her psychological disorders shinned through, rather than her fame and fortune. Some specific personality disorders can easily be identified in some scenes from the movie such as: obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), borderline disorder, narcissistic disorder, and bipolar disorder. Obsessive- compulsive personality disorder, or OCD is very well known around the world because some of us believe that we have it. OCD is when

    • 926 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    lack empathy and remorse. Serial killers can be distinguished by their deceitfulness and their need to control people. Depending on if they are organized or disorganized killer, they have certain personality characteristics. Personality disorders such as Antisocial and Borderline Personality Disorder, as well as schizophrenia, are common among serial killers. Since serial killers are exposed to traumatic environments, their brains change their structure in order to respond to their experiences

    • 1891 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    with the description of individuals who have paranoid personality disorder, as stated by WebMD, which states affected people “are generally cold and distant in their relationships with others, and might become controlling and jealous.” This hostility also caused Othello to make other irrational decisions toward Desdemona, such as verbal and physical abuse, and ultimately leading to her death. Some may argue Othello has histrionic personality disorder based on his suggestibility and misjudgement of how

    • 760 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Samuels, Regina finding out about this Kisses Aaron Samuels and become his girlfriend again purposely hurting Cady. Throughout the movie Regina can be seen doing mean things or saying mean things to other. According to the DSM-5 Histrionic Personality Disorder is categorized as a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionally and attention seeking, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. • In the movie Regina George, is a Junior at high school • In the movie is clear that

    • 723 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays