Personality Disorders in the Workplace INTRODUCTION People with personality disorders characteristic tend to have chronic inflexible styles of perceiving themselves‚ and interacting with others varies. (Ward‚ 2004) Personality disorders are typically some of the most challenging mental disorders to treat‚ because they are part of an individual and their self-perception. Treatment according to Ward‚ (2004)‚ most often focuses on increasing coping skills‚ and interpersonal relationship skills
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) At some point during their lifetimes‚ some people are bound to suffer from a psychological disorder. They may be afflicted with schizophrenia‚ borderline personality disorder‚ major depressive disorder‚ bipolar disorder‚ or post-traumatic stress disorder. However‚ one anxiety disorder interests me personally‚ which locks the individuals that suffer from it into a perpetual cycle of continuous thoughts and behaviors. This disorder is obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ which is
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Personality Disorder/ Psycopathy Imagine not having a conscience‚ none at all‚ no feelings of guilt or remorse for your actions. No limiting sense of concern for the well being of strangers‚ friends‚ and even family members. Imagine never struggling with shame‚ not once in your life‚ no matter what selfish‚ lazy‚ harmful‚ or immoral action you have taken. Disregarding the safety and feelings of others‚ as well as yourself. Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psycopathy are just two of many misunderstood
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Alcohol use disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide and rank high as a cause of disability burden in most regions of the world. (Grant et al.‚ 2006)The following paper discusses the recent research findings and essential features based on the content of diagnosis‚ assessment and treatment. Diagnosis The DSM-IV-TR classifies drug disorders into substance use disorders (substance dependence and abuse) and substance-induced disorders (substance intoxication‚ substance withdrawal
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Some would suggest that borderline personality disorder is hereditary. There were five empirical studies conducted on children who had mothers with BPD. Three of the studies were based on a wide age range‚ while the other two studies were based on children of the same age in their infancy years‚ but from a developmental view. The research showed that children between the ages of four and eighteen with mothers who have BPD are more likely to experience changes in household composition and schools
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Borderline Personality Disorder There are many abnormal psychological disorders in the DSM-IV along with various treatment options for them. The American Psychological Association’s (APA) lists that these types of disorders are genetic and learned. The main focus is of one of the possible treatments for the Axis II disorder known as borderline personality disorder (BPD) and that is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Through a discovery of its usefulness for individuals with this disorder‚ the defining data
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Diagnosing Personality Disorders It is estimated that 30.8 million adults in the United States meet the criteria of having one or more personality disorders (Kessler‚ 2005). A good number of people do not seek medical attention. It is very dangerous to leave mental issues unchecked. People with personality disorders are often a risk to themselves and others (Yeandle‚ 2013). It is important for psychology majors to learn how to correctly diagnose personality disorders because treatment relies
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Substance Related Disorders | By: Kendra Neeley | Substance related disorders are a very common form of disorder which causes severe medical‚ social and psychological problems with the individuals that abuse the substance as well as individuals involved with those individuals. In this paper‚ we will discuss history‚ symptoms‚ influences and treatment. | | Kendra Neeley Substance Related Disorders Substance related disorders are a very common form of disorder which causes severe medical
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Dissociative identity disorder‚ more commonly known as multiple personality disorder‚ is one of the most intriguing and least understood of mental disorders. "Dissociative identity disorder is characterized by the presence of "...at least two separate ego states‚ or alters‚ different modes of being and feeling and acting that exist independently of each other‚ coming forth and being in control at different times" (Davison and Neale‚ pg180). "Each personality is fully integrated and a complex unit
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hearing about the requirements for this assignment I was puzzled on what to write about. I sought the advice of my peers and mentors‚ yet all of their answers tended to be somewhat the same. Every disorder that was given to me as an example seemed to be that of a common disorder that most people know about or would be familiar with such as schizophrenia or anxiety disorders and the like. What I found more difficult was to think of a disorder that isn’t well known and hasn’t been broadcasted much for everyone
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