Conduct disorder is a psychological disease affecting approximately 2%-16% of children and teens in the United States (WebMD 2009). Although researchers have found links related to genetics‚ biology‚ and environment‚ the exact cause of conduct disorder is unknown (Leaver‚ 2003). If left untreated conduct disorder can progress into much more severe mental disorders‚ as the child grows into adulthood (WebMD 2009). Without knowing the exact cause or reasons why conduct disorder happens‚ it makes
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truth: someone you know has Antisocial Personality Disorder. Antisocial Personality Disorder is a personality disorder recognized within the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. This disorder is a lifelong infliction that affects more men than women. An approximate six percent of men and one percent of women in the United States population are considered "sociopaths" or "psychopaths" (Wood). In order to be diagnosed with this disorder‚ the individual must be at
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Taylor Seegraves Mr. Willet English 9B 28 May 2013 Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder is identified by an unusual depth of moods. Bpd has been known to affect relationships between friends and family. People who are diagnosed with bpd have an unstable self image and feelings of abandonment. Moods may change from high positive regards to heavy dislike or extreme hatred. Self-harm and suicidal behavior can occur and require inpatient psychiatric care. Symptoms of
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Kernberg‚ Object Relations‚ and Narcissistic Personality Disorder Introduction Throughout time‚ humans have wrestled with questions of motivations and subsequent behaviors towards other individuals. Embodying this phenomena‚ the ancient Greek‚ Aminias‚ portrayed a young man named Narcissus‚ who on day walked by a stream and fell in love with his reflection. To the young man’s detriment‚ Aminias ended Narcissus’s tale by portraying him marveling at his image as he pined away‚ and finally‚ marveling
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their physical and emotional misfortune‚ also to be known “popular” at their school. Although these four pre-teens all come with their own physical and emotional misfortune‚ they stick together through out this journey in which flashbacks and personalities reveal the lives and struggles of the four boys. This paper will analyze each one of these main characters and discuss how communication‚ and self-concept‚ affects their individuality‚ and their interactions. Tracy Freeland is played by Evan
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Anorexia nervosa (AN): an eating disorder characterized by an in ability to maintain normal weight‚ an intense fear of gaining weight‚ and distorted body perception. Clinicians diagnose an individual with anorexia nervosa when he or she shows three basic types of symptoms: severely restricted eating‚ which leads the person to have an abnormally low body weight‚ intense and unrealistic fear of getting fat or gaining weight‚ and disturbed self-perception of body shape or weight. In other words people
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Treatments; Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder is amongst the hardest personality disorders to treat. BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) continues to aggravate‚ baffle‚ and reward doctors and psychologists. Psychotherapies differ considerably; however‚ there are two major paths to treatment with this disorder: insight-oriented therapy or stabilizing interventions. Each pathway is characterized by particular techniques and interventions‚ but each is primarily defined
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First disorder of cluster B is antisocial personality disorder. It is regarded as serious violation of the significance and privileges of other people usually starting from 15 year of age. Disorder is indicated by seven criteria symptoms. Criterial items measure diverse realms of a personality. It contain four items in the relational realm displaying a failure to comply to social norms‚ irresponsibility‚ deceitfulness or fraudulence and having no concern and regard to the well-being of others‚ one
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Case Study #6 — Schizotypal Personality Disorder Background Information Tyler is a 15 year old male who is currently living at home with his mother and younger sister. His mother describes Tyler as “always being an odd child” who had significant difficulty relating to his peers. As a child he would spend a great deal of time alone involved in role playing. She said that social situations always provoke great anxiety in Tyler and he is extremely socially inept. Currently Tyler rarely socializes‚
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder Body dysmorphic disorder is a body-image disorder characterized by chronic and invasive preoccupations with an imagined or sight defect in one’s appearance. To a person with body dysmorphia‚ their flaws are highly significant and prominent. They are capable of disliking any part of their body. However‚ it is most likely that they will find an issue with their skin‚ nose‚ chest‚ stomach‚ or hair. There is no evidence on whether they view these flaws realistically. There is
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