Borderline Personality Disorder #2.) What are the following biological and physiological factors that may explain the Cause(s) of this disorder or explain the changes in these factors that are attributes to the disorder? Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) patients have a hard time regulating emotion. This makes them socially sensitive and moody. BPD patients are often unable to control;m emotional stability‚ impulsive behavior‚ and interpersonal relationships. “Borderline” describes patients
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Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ and Personality Disorders PSY 410 December 18‚ 2011 Eric Niler‚ Ph.D. Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ and Personality Disorders Eating‚ substance abuse‚ and personality disorders have one thing in common. They are all impairments to an individual who prevents him or her from functioning normally within society. An individual who is suffering from either condition has biological‚ environmental‚ or early childhood as the contributor to his or her illness
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Personality disorders consist of maladaptive traits that will essentially over rule ones’ life‚ to the extent they cannot live a casual or satisfactory life. Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder is one of many personality disorders that outweighs ‘normal’ personality traits and cause detrimental effects on individuals who suffer from the personality disorder‚ but are still capable of living a ‘successful’ life‚ which sounds completely paradoxical. OCPD (Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder)
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Antisocial Personality Disorder‚ also known as ASPD is a personality disorder that identifies individuals who are irritable and aggressive. Individuals diagnosed with ASPD are usually seen as “antisocial” hence the name.Antisocial personality is not synonymous with sociopath or psychopath. Many individuals who are diagnosed with ASPD often grow up in homes with parental conflict. Antisocial Personality Disorder can be recognized in individuals by certain behaviors. Individuals diagnosed with ASPD
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Living With Borderline Personality Disorder Madeline Anderson Argosy University ENG101 Composition I All therapists’ approaches to the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder are different. One form of treatment is DBT or Dialectical Behavior Therapy. DBT was created by Marsha Linehan‚ a psychologist at the University of Washington. It was developed from the structure of CBT‚ or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. CBT is a type of goal-oriented
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Katie Bell Abnormal Psychology Dr. Casada 2 December 2014 Histrionic Personality Disorder in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby spends his life building wealth in order to earn the love of Daisy Buchanan‚ a woman he loved in his younger years who could not marry him due to his lack of wealth. Daisy‚ though not a character with many appearances in the book (since Gatsby is the main character)‚ is an extremely emotional character that just seems a bit off throughout
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Borderline Personality Disorder Greg Whittaker Wor-Wic Community College Abnormal Psychology Shane Ferguson‚ M.A. July 19‚ 2014 Borderline personality disorder is a serious medical condition that profoundly affects the lives of those who have it and those around them. In an effort to maintain serenity‚ families often struggle to avoid situations that can set off another explosive episode. They walk on egg shells‚ a failed effort because it is not possible to predict
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suffering from a psychological disorder? ___a. 10 percent ___c. 50 percent ___b. 30 percent ___d. There is no way to make such an estimate. 2. Which words‚ terms‚ or concepts are NOT included in your textbook’s definition of abnormality? ___a. maladaptive ___c. distress or discomfort ___b. bizarre or strange ___d. affect‚ behavior‚ and/or cognition 3. Which of the following is TRUE concerning people with psychological disorders? ___a. They tend to
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Borderline Personality Disorder 1. Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder 2. Abstract Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships‚ self image‚ affects‚ and marked impulsivity believed to affect
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The film “Gone Girl” told the story of a young married couple who reached their fifth year anniversary. The film alternated between present-day when husband Nick arrives to his residence to find his wife missing and wife Amy narrating from her point of view that she transcribe in a journal. Surprised by the wrecked house upon his arrival Nick decides to call the local authorities who reported to the scene immediately. Due to the signs of struggle‚ and a splatter of blood found in the residence‚ the
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