The Fourth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or DSM IV is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States. It used for patient diagnosis and treatment‚ and is important for collecting and communicating accurate public health statistics. The DSM consists of three major components: thediagnostic classification‚ the diagnostic criteria sets‚ and the descriptive text. The Multiaxial System of Diagnosis in DSM
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In order to be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder‚ one must also show pathological personality traits – negative affectivity and disinhibition. Negative affectivity is characterized by four traits: emotional liability‚ anxiousness‚ separation insecurity‚ and depressivity. Emotional liability involves unstable emotions‚ frequent mood changes‚ and emotions that are easily aroused‚ intense‚ and/or out of proportion to the circumstances and events. Anxiousness is an intense feeling of nervousness
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Scarlett O’Hara: Histrionic Personality Disorder Taylor D. Witte Flagler College Abstract This paper will discuss this process of diagnosing the character of Scarlett O’Hara from the novel Gone with The Wind with Histrionic Personality Disorder. Because of her symptoms‚ shown in the novel and the movie of the same title‚ O’Hara’s diagnosis might have more than one disorder. The possible causes and a treatment plan will also be examined in this paper. Introduction
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behaviors in their effort to maintain the "relationship" with their companion or mate upon whom they depend. No matter what abuse is inflicted upon them - they remain in the relationship. <br> <br>See also the definition of the "Dependent Personality Disorder" in the DSM IV. <br> <br><b>Inverted Narcissist </b> <br>Previously called "covert narcissist"‚ this is a co-dependent
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Emptiness as a human condition is a sense of generalized boredom‚ social alienation and apathy. Feelings of emptiness often accompanydysthymia‚[1] depression‚ loneliness‚ despair‚ or other mental/emotional disorders such as borderline personality disorder. A sense of emptiness is also part of a natural process of grief‚ as resulting of separation‚[disambiguation needed ] death of a loved one‚ or other significant changes. However‚ the particular meanings of “emptiness” vary with the particular context
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Personality disorders are a class of mental disorders in which a person have a pattern of behaving‚ thinking and perceiving to situations. Individuals may also experience difficulties in cognition and impulse control. . Nearly one in ten individuals in the community (Samuels J. Personality disorders: epidemiology and public health issues. Int Rev Psychiatry 2011;23:223–33)and 30–50% of psychiatric patients [ Melartin TK‚ Rytsa¨la¨ HJ‚ Leskela¨ US‚ Lestela¨-Mielonen PS‚ Sokero TP‚ Isometsa¨ ET. Current
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determined to fuel his killing addiction. His disorder was never a problem during his trial. However‚ he was extremely confident in himself because of the fact that he was his own lawyer for certain cases. Ted Bundy was diagnosed as antisocial because he showed no remorse for others‚ even the ones who he had never met. He never seemed sorry for his crimes and never had sympathy for any of his victims. Ted Bundy was never treated for his disorder. He was never going to be able leave prison due
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Select a mental illness of your choice and discuss your response to the following questions: The mental illness I chose is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) also known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). Two or more personalities/ identities non-simultaneously. With DID individuals may not remember events under the character they are operating from at the time of the incident while under the control of the other identity. Characteristics of DID or MPD includes altering ego’s which are usually
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November 26th‚ 2013. Norman Bate’s Personality disorder It is often said we are who we chose to be and that our actions shape our personalities‚ but what would you do if you were no longer in control of yourself? In the movie Psycho‚ by Alfred Hitchcock the antagonist suffered from childhood isolation and was triggered by an oedipal complex‚ which caused him to become morally blinded‚ and develop dissociative identity disorder. The movie is about a young‚ motel manager named Norman
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her being Sexlluy assaulted by a kid that goes to her high school named Andy Evans. Melinda goes through many changes during this mainly to her personality she has personality disorder where she has different personalities. This makes her interesting person to describe and can even be difficult to say who she is. So let’s go through all of her personalities and find who she is as a person. Melinda is very depressed when she was sexully assaulted‚ it changed her completely to the point that it is it’s
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