PAPER ON PERSONALITY DISORDERS. LECTURER’S NAME: MRS. ESTHER MUTHOGA INTRODUCTION. A person’s character structure is a product of habitual attitudes‚ values and reaction towards human relationships. The foundation of this structure is often laid down early in life and extends over a long period of time. When this characteristic ways become exaggerated to a degree that they are inappropriate‚ it may be a sign of personality disorder. A personality disorder is a long
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Schizoid Personality Disorder (SPD) is a psychological disorder in which a person is highly intelligent and logical thinkers but struggle with socializing with others. Many people with schizoid personality disorder long for relationships with other but the fear about it overwhelms the thoughts and ultimately diminishes the chances. Those struggling with SPD usually show repetitive forms of behavior never allowing for the option of personal relationships. According to psychological-disorders.org‚
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Paranoid Personality Disorder Paranoid personality is a disorder that causes people to feel as though close friends or even totally strangers have it out for them and that people are trying to hurt them. It is a disorder that lasts a life time and can only be treated not cured. People with PPD tend to get it during adulthood and it is primarily found in males. PPD destroys the lives of about 2.5% of the human population including the life of celebrity Miley Cyrus. PPD is said to be a minuet personality
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personality disorder personality- psychological characteristics with a large biological base. Traits define personality. (Friendliness‚ etc) A personality disorder exists when traits are Inflexible/rigid/ not malleable to the environment/ situation Maladaptive Someone is considered to have a personality disorder when their traits cause personal stress or distress to others around them. *hard to diagnose‚ people with personality disorders rarely recognize having a problem. > the
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Paranoid personality disorder Paranoid Personality Disorder is a disorder commonly mistaken for schizophrenic personality disorders. It is organized into the cluster A of personality disorders making it a dramatic or emotional personality disorder. “a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of distrust and suspicion of others resulting in a tendency to attribute the motives of others to malevolence” (paranoid personality disorder‚ 2005). Individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder
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Personality Disorders Constant abnormal feelings‚ thoughts and acts that are highly reoccurring in a person is usually the result of a personality disorder. Personality disorders are mental disorders observed and treated by psychologists and psychiatrists. They affect the daily life of the person suffering from the personality disorder and impact those around them. They suffer from impairments in their personality functions that are long-term and are basically incapable of controlling it. .Personality
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Cluster C Personality Disorder Of the three personality clusters‚ type C personality disorder is considered anxious and fearful. It includes Avoidant‚ Dependent‚ and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders. These three personality disorders share a high level of anxiety. I can somewhat relate to this cluster‚ as my own personality is similar to some of the characteristics of the disorder. I wonder if there is a correlation between the anxiety and how others treat those affected by the disorder
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Abstract The relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) has not yet been fully clarified. The aim of the present study was to analyze DSM-IV OCPD prevalence rates in OCD and panic disorder (PD) patients to test for the specificity of the OCPD-OCD link‚ and to compare them to OCPD prevalence in a control group of subjects without any psychiatric disorder. A total of 109 patients with a principal diagnosis of DSM-IV (SCID-I) OCD and
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Personality Disorders The definition of personality disorders is: disorders that are characterized by inflexible and unhealthy patterns of thinking‚ feeling‚ and behavior. Personality disorders are referred to differences in characteristic patterns. The disorders generally start in the beginning teenage years or adulthood. Some of these disorders are less distinct in pubescent years. Personality disorders are grouped by three clusters. Cluster A is the “eccentric‚ odd” cluster‚ containing Paranoid
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Psychology of personality. Different types of personality disorders. One of the most common asked questions by people nowadays is “What is psychology?” Misconceptions created by popular media as well as the diverse careers paths of those holding psychology degrees have contributed this confusion. There are a lot of different definitions of psychology but the most seen is that: psychology is both an applied and academic field that studies the human mind and behavior. Research in psychology seeks
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