An Example of This Is Schizoid and Personality Disorders
An example of this is schizoid and personality disorders. When clinicians are questioning patients, they must ask not only whether people “avoid forming close relationships” (Comer, 2005, p. 414) but also ask them why they cower from forming those close social relationships. These problems can negatively affect a diagnosis because the clinician basically diagnoses the personality disorder based on the impression they get of the patient, which is subjective and can vary among clinicians. Another problem is that some clinicians have difficulty detecting when someone’s personality goes from normal to abnormal, and therefore may not diagnose the person as having a personality disorder. Other clinicians may not believe that personality disorders exist, but rather that there are variations in personality that should not be thought of mental disorders.
An example of personality disorders that are similar to each other are disorders from the anxiety cluster, such as the overlapping symptoms of avoidant personality disorder and dependent personality disorder. Sometimes, it is hard to diagnose disorders when they are so similar because it is difficult to think of two disorders with such similar problems separately when they may in fact be variations of the same disorder.
People with different personalities can be given the same diagnosis because the DSM-IV says that “individuals must meet a certain number of criteria from DSM-IV to receive a given diagnosis” (Comer, 2005, p. 414) but it does not specify the features of a given diagnosis. This makes it difficult to give the right diagnosis to someone who may display symptoms of two closely related or overlapping disorders.
I definitely believe that personality disorders are true mental illnesses because I do not believe that people can go from being happy, hardworking, productive individuals in society, to people who are completely narcissistic and have no other further interests than staring at themselves all day in a
An example of personality disorders that are similar to each other are disorders from the anxiety cluster, such as the overlapping symptoms of avoidant personality disorder and dependent personality disorder. Sometimes, it is hard to diagnose disorders when they are so similar because it is difficult to think of two disorders with such similar problems separately when they may in fact be variations of the same disorder.
People with different personalities can be given the same diagnosis because the DSM-IV says that “individuals must meet a certain number of criteria from DSM-IV to receive a given diagnosis” (Comer, 2005, p. 414) but it does not specify the features of a given diagnosis. This makes it difficult to give the right diagnosis to someone who may display symptoms of two closely related or overlapping disorders.
I definitely believe that personality disorders are true mental illnesses because I do not believe that people can go from being happy, hardworking, productive individuals in society, to people who are completely narcissistic and have no other further interests than staring at themselves all day in a