Essays on Personality Disorder.

Article 1 Attachment Theory and Adult Relationships

A-Compare and contrast this research to prior studies as described in the article. That is, according to the researchers, what makes this study unique?

Unlike other studies, this research involved testing series of theoretical predictors connecting attachments working models and their effectiveness. Specific types of caregiving of dating partners display at a stressful conflict resolution time were given a priority (Simpson et al., 2007). Upon admission, each partner had to complete an adult interview attachment after which they were video-taped during the process of their problem solving. The authors’ coordination and arrangement of every event that led to the broader ...

Narcissistic Personality Disorder, like other personality disorders, is a mental health condition in which people have behaviors and traits that are distressing to themselves and others; the disorder interferes with other areas of their lives such as school, work, and relationships. Narcissistic Personality Disorder specifically is more than just self-love. The name of the disorder comes from the Greek myth about Narcissus, in which the young man Narcissus sees his reflection in a pool of water and falls in love with it to the point that he cannot tear his gaze away; he wastes away and dies. Although this is not ...

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) refers to a disorder in which an individual becomes excessively preoccupied with his or her power, adequacy, vanity and prestige, even at the expense of others (Schulze et al., 2013). In other words, a person with narcissistic personality disorder does not see the mental damage he or she is likely to cause to himself/herself and others. Current statistics indicates that one percent of the entire population is affected by NPD.

Persons who have been diagnosed with NPD have excessive feelings of self-importance. In essence, such individual possess or exhibit a high sense of entitlement, as well as, ...

This issue focuses on research done in the area of personality disorders, giving special attention on adolescents. The article portrays a snapshot review of current research in both adult and adolescent personality disorders. This paper identifies the nature of personality disorders (PDs) in both adults and adolescents. The method of treating personality disorders in adolescents is addressed. Methods such as emotional training, cognitive analytic therapy and mentalization are suggested. However, due to the lack of sufficient studies of adolescent PDs, this area of concern is left for further studies and analysis. The collections of articles in this issue point out ...

According to the DSM 5, it identifies individuals who have Narcissistic Personality Disorder lack the ability to empathize with other people and the primary belief that the world revolves around them Narcissistic individuals tend to have higher self-esteem characterized by their sense of grandiosity. Heinz Kohut that it is natural for children to undergo the primitive stage of grandiosity, children develop a sense of inkling that everything and all needs revolve around them. Ronningstam (2011) mentioned that it is important for the primary caregivers of children to do some agreeing in the child’s grandiosity. This is approving to the ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in civilians vs. military

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the main psychological challenge affecting veterans. According to Gaylord, Holcomb and Zolezzi (2009), up to thirty percent of combat veterans suffer from PTSD. In addition, up to 20 percent non-injured war veterans suffer from PTSD (Gaylord, Holcomb, & Zolezzi, 2009). With respect to civilians, victims of burns are more susceptible to PTSD than others. However, it is evident that PTSD is more common in military personnel than civilians.

Personality Disorders (PDs)

These are mental disorders that occur following maladaptive cognition, inner experience, and behaviors, manifested across many spheres and contradict societally acceptable behaviors (Kreger, 2008). These disorders develop ...

Criminal behavior

Psychopathy or sociopathy as it is called at times, is a type of personality disorder, clinically regarded as ‘Antisocial Personality Disorder’ (APD). Although a big percentage of incarcerated convicts may be described as suffering from APD, only about one-fourth of them could be diagnosed for psychopathy. Also only a small percentage of these psychopaths are violent offenders. Exhibition of superficial charm and persistent lying are the two common traits of psychopaths. The emotional deficit of psychopaths limits them to experience only a narrow range of emotions. Psychopaths are very skilled in projecting themselves in good light and can beat psychological tests. Adult ...

Human beings have a tendency to consider behaviour that differs from their own to be abnormal. A person’s background plays a major role in forming their perceptions about abnormality. What may be considered to be normal in another country or culture may be viewed as abnormal in another. Hence, the identification of abnormal behaviour is crucial as it forms the first step towards the treatment of the ailment. Every classified abnormal behaviour has certain symptoms that are noticeable. However, they can often be confused with slight disturbances in behaviour. The intensity of a symptom is vital in understanding whether behaviour can ...

1. Antisocial Personality Disorder can be described as an Axis 2 personality disorder distinctive by possessing a pervasive pattern of violation for, and disregard for the rights of that starts at childhood or adolescence and persists into adulthood

2. Mental health professions include clinical social workers, mental health counselors, psychiatric nurses as well as many other professions. These professions often deal with the same disorders and issues; in spite of this, their field of practice differs.

3. Risk factors are conditions that put children at risks of negative outcomes such as crime. Psychological, parental and social risks acting together ensure ...

A personality disorder is a behavioral pattern that deviates from what is regarded as normal and causes the individual emotional upsets and problems in relationship with others and he or she cannot change it. This kind of behavior is not caused by a drug, illness or an injury to the head. DSMIV has classified several disorders and the number of them is almost a dozen patterns of behavior (Tyler, & Shefner, (2011).

In human history, there have emerged from time to time individuals whose behavior patterns are conducive for being regarded as personality disorder. These individuals may consist of famous and people ...

1). First give a brief description of the character with enough detail for me to understandthe character in context (10 points). Dr. Meredith Grey from Grey’s Anatomy (2005) Dr. Meredith Grey is the main character in Grey’s Anatomy which is aired on ABC channel. Meredith is the daughter of Ellis Grey, who was a renowned General Surgeon. Ellis worked at Seattle Grey Hospital where Meredith spent most of her childhood because her mother was always very busy doing surgeries. When Meredith was five years old, her parents got divorce, because her father (Thatcher) came to know about ...

In Willa Cather’s short story “Paul’s Case,” the titular character has no shortage of problems – his middle-class malaise, his dissatisfaction with life as it is, and the frustration of the ideals of art not matching the mundane nature of his existence. However, one implicit, unspoken frustration he has is Paul’s sexuality, which is either latent or difficult to openly express in his life: “Central to the full experience of the story is recognition of the fact of Paul’s homosexuality, a ‘fact’ that is nowhere stated openly” (Summers 108). Combined with the aforementioned issues, it is no ...

The information on Antisocial Personality Disorder and psychopathy from both sources concur, in that, most if not all the traits seem to be alike in both cases. In both sources, traits such as distant, cold, lack of empathy, inflexible, and pervasiveness seem to appear in the cases presented. In both cases, the radio host and the author describe a person who is out of touch with the feelings that make for a normal human being. Both sources paint a picture that demonstrates an individual who is both cunning and witting, and one who is full of loathing towards the people around him. ...

Article Summary

Kuo, J. R., & Linehan, M. M. (2009). Disentangling emotion processes in borderline personality disorder: physiological and self-reported assessment of biological vulnerability, baseline intensity, and reactivity to emotionally evocative stimuli. Journal of abnormal psychology, 118(3), 531. Borderline Personality Disorder is defined as “A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts.” The essential features of a personality disorder are “impairments in personality (self and interpersonal) functioning and the presence of pathological personality traits” (APA, 2013). In 1993, Marsha Linehan proposed a theory of Borderline ...

The case of K

Problem experienced by K The problem being faced by K is generalized as a mental health challenge. However, this problem can be broken down further into constituent problems. K has been presented as experiencing challenges that include inability to sleep, intense stress and worry, difficulty leaving his house, and intrusive thoughts. K’s general definition of his own problem is presented as worrying about everything and lacking the ability to relax. According to K, the challenges he is facing have caused him to experience weight loss. His problem extends far from the boundaries of his personal life to his ...

Introduction

Charles Manson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 12, 1934 to Kathleen Maddox, a sixteen-year-old prostitute (Atchison & Kathleen, 2011). This paper aims at analyzing America’s “most dangerous man.” In doing so, the paper will examine his history, actions, psychology, and personality. There are also conclusions regarding preventative treatments and therapies made based on Manson’s story and knowledge of other psychological disorders. Charles Manson spent his childhood under the care of different people, including his uncle, aunt, caretaker, or grandmother away from his un-wanting mother. His mother, Kathleen Maddox was drunken trouble-maker and irresponsible. She once sold ...

Borderline personality disorder is a mental condition that makes a person portrays impulsivity that affects their interpersonal relationships and even self-image. Sufferers also feel intense fear, anger, irritability and in some situations difficulty in understanding. Any person suffering from this disorder cannot manage their emotions, and this is rampant in the context of relationships. It, therefore, means that the most affected part of life is a person’s personal life. The condition is further characterized by the impairment of some parts of the brain. Studies indicate that if parts of the frontal cortex are less active, then the resultant condition is ...

Since I was a kid, it has been hard for me to fit in to social groups. Until today, I find it hard to find even a single person who connects with me, or understands me, except my psychiatrist. Although I said that I don’t socialize because people don’t usually understand me, my psychiatrist says that I have a schizotypal personality disorder, and it explains why I don’t usually fit in or socialize (Butcher, Hooley and Mineka, 336). Also, it explains my – like some people call it – weird behaviors. Since, I don’t usually socialize, I’m just here ...

Ms fielding that has erratic behavioral patterns that precede her losing her job and the demise of her father. She has a brief psychotherapy due to living away from her family as she concedes of experiencing stress since she lost her job three months ago. She attributes her job loss to a sluggish economy while she denies having mood disturbance as she answers no to psychotic symptoms. It is possible that Fielding could be suffering from a brief psychotic disorder. The diagnostic criteria include (1) delusions, hallucinations that have eventual full return to premorbid level of functioning. (3) A depressive or bipolar ...

The nature, causes, symptoms and diagnosis of psychological disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), are not clear and highly controversial. Two different models namely the Sociocognitive model and the Posttraumatic model are put forward explain psychopathologies, diagnosis, and disease etiology associated with DID. The Sociocognitive model suggests that DID, as a psychological disorder, is a product of social and historical circumstances. In contrast, the Posttraumatic model explains that DID disorder occurs because of severe traumas. According to Spanos (1994), the number of patients suffering from multiple personality disorder increased rapidly over the past 20 years in North America. This diagnosis offered a ...

Background and Relevant History

This paper discusses the personality disorder of Charlie Sheen. Online newspapers will be used to provide information on his background. On the other hand, scholarly literatures will be used to provide a substantiation for his personality disorder. Popularly known by his stage name, Charlie Sheen, Carlos Irwin Estevez, is a renowned American actor. Carlos has appeared in different award-winning films. As a public figure, Carlos has always attracted attention. His image, when viewed through the lenses of the public's eyes, has been dramatically good and bad to some extent owing to his drug and alcohol abuse. Carlos’s home town is ...

Aggression and violence Modern versions of biological theories of violence focus on the role of biological and psychosocial factors in the understanding of violence. Many scholars argue that the exposure to environmental contaminants can be linked to neurobehavioral and a higher risk of antisocial behavior. Aggression can take on different meanings, thus separating it into categories like reactive or hostile aggression, and proactive or instrumental aggression. In children, reactive aggression is seen as tantrums. Bullying is a form of Proactive aggression. Early traumas may lead to over reactive, defensive, aggressive responses in the adults. People with PTSD (Widom313-44) feel stressed out ...

Introduction

Survivors of sexual childhood abuse go through a series of intense and overwhelming feelings. These include feelings of guilt, fear and shame. The abusers are fond of telling children that it is their fault that they were abused, removing the blame away from the abuser, who should be blamed and blaming the child. In addition to this, abusers may bribe or threaten the child not to speak up; telling the child that no one will believe him or her. The response of a survivor’s family or friends to the revelation of the sexual abuse also has the possibility to cause ...

Introduction

John Wayne Gacy. Jr was one of the most dreaded serial killers in Chicago during the 70s. While most other serial killers of the time worked in isolation, Gacy happened to be a social figure who inculcated a very different picture of himself in public. This paper will cover certain aspects from Gacy from a criminal aspect, such as a brief profile, details of the crime, aspects of the trial, the defense strategy and the final outcome.

Brief Profile

Gacy was born to parents of Danish and Polish heritage in 1942 in Chicago, IL. He was the second child of his parents with two sisters. ...

Dependent personality disorder is a pattern of behavior that occurs in early adulthood of both men and women and later with the establishment of important relationships. It best refers to an inflexible and maladaptive impairment trait of a person. The person displays an excessive and pervasive needy, passive and clinging behavior that completely deviates from the normality expectations of a person’s nature. It is a state where a person shows a lot of dependency on others, wanting to be taken care of all the time and is always out to impress them. Simply, this person cannot do alone. Thus, his/her greatest fear is being ...

Where do Phobias come from?

Study conducted on mice showed that phobias are genetically transmitted from one generation to the next through chemical changes that occur in DNA or through experiences from ancestors. The study was conducted on mice, which were trained to fear cherry blossoms odour by use of electric shocks prior to breeding. The offsprings developed a fear of the cherry blossom odour in spite of never experiencing them proving that the experience can be transferred genetically to the offsprings.

Christmas: a Social Anxiety Minefield

Christmas can cause anxiety in people through worry about finances, potential drunkenness, and involvement in social events. The symptoms of this anxiety include ...

It goes without saying that the patients suffering from the paranoid personality disorder are mostly characterized by possession of various symptoms, especially the long-term ones, including the suspiciousness of all the surrounding people and a pervasive distrust long-lasting pattern. Every person that suffers from such a disorder will in majority of cases believe that the motives of all the other people are potentially malevolent and suspicious, at least. The patients with the paranoid personality disorder usually tend to assume that all the other people will somehow harm, exploit or deceive them; moreover, for such people there’s no need for any ...

Narcissism

The trait in question is narcissism. The unit of measure of this trait is Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Narcissism is the quality of one who seeks gratification from vanity; an egotistic person who admires excessively his or her attributes (Holmes, 2001). This is usually derived from arrogance. A person suffering from narcissism is said to have Narcissistic Personality Disorder. It is considered to be a societal ill and is a concept of psychoanalytic theory. The Narcissistic Personality Inventory is a measure that is taken to measure the standards of Narcissism psychological research (American Psychological Association, 1987). The measure is used to measure ...

There are many mental illnesses in the world that can send chills down one’s spine merely by thinking about them. One of the such disorders is the dissociative identity disorder; in common parlance known as multiple personality disorders. This illness has been the subject of many novels and movies. ‘Tell me your dreams’ by the illustrious author Sydney Sheldon is a case in point. One of the most famous cases of multiple personality disorders is that of Sybil, which was fictionalized in the book ‘Sybil’ in 1973; it was later made into a movie. The movie embodies the spirit of ...

- Based on what the clinician has learned during the intake, what are some of the symptoms a clinician should look for, or ask about, when working with this client during the initial sessions? Explain each symptom. The clinician should quiz Meredith for signs of withdrawal from friends and family. People with mental health problems withdraw from family and friends and choose to spend most of their time alone. In connection to this, the clinician can quiz Meredith on her ability to understand those close to her. Questions like, do you get angry with people near you easily? Do ...

In the given case, it is mentioned that, a student studying at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was dismissed from the school due to his plagiarized work. However, the student opposed in his suit against the university, by mentioning that he was suffering from multiple personality disorder. Hence, one of his personalities committed the crime of plagiarism, which the dominant personality was totally unaware of it. Now in the given situation, it is important to determine that whether the student is actually suffering from multiple personality disorder. A team of specialist doctors who are dealing into such disorders ...

Introduction

US Department of justice (2013), define domestic violence as a sequence and pattern of abusive behavior present in a relationship. Domestic violence can appear in forms of physical, psychological, emotional, economic, or even sexual actions. Vocalized threats are also considered as domestic violence. The behaviors that produce damaging effects on the victim are acknowledged as violent. Which includes threatening, controlling, degrading, isolating, terrifying, terrorizing, forcing, fragmenting, bullying, blaming, hurting, harming, or wounding someone in a relationship (Siemieniuk, Krentz, Gish, Gill, 2010).The motive behind abusive position is attributed to the perpetrator’s need for power and control over one’s partner. ...

When considering the DSM and personality disorders, it is easy to see the necessity of them being included. They are needed, because there are a lot of symptoms that occur in the aspect of personality disorders that also occur in mental disorders. This makes it important to consider that as the reasoning for why they should be included in the DSM. One good example of a personality disorder that has many similar traits to mental disorders is bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder has severe mood swings, impulsive behavior, carelessness, and many other similar symptoms. These symptoms are also commonly found in ...

A telephone crisis worker has the responsibility of identifying the people who have personality disorders. The telephone crisis worker works with the police to identify the people who have a mental health crisis and ensure that there is an intervention from both the police and the medical staff. The workers make telephone calls to people with personality disorders to alleviate panic or anxiety. With adequate training, it is easy to identify the personality traits. Personality disorders manifest in various ways depending on the individual. The personality traits are repetitive and enduring behaviors. The personality behaviors differ from the basic ...

Introduction

Behavioral health, also referred to as mental health, is the way that a person thinks, and their emotional reaction to situations. Behavioral health also includes the different methods of promoting wellbeing, and the prevention of mental illnesses. According to Holmes (2014), behavioral health is much more than the absence of mental illness. It includes a person’s ability to enjoy life that is determined by their psychological resilience, and their ability to balance their life. It also includes a person’s flexibility to new ideas and their level of self actualization. Examples of behavioral disorders include Anxiety, Depression, Attention Deficit Disorder, Post ...

Antisocial personality disorder and criminality

Societal expectations from rational humans are often viewed as demanding, but high tolerance is exercised on the situations that depict some form of deviations, which do not last for long. When the variance from the expected norm is extreme and last for relatively long, the affected individuals are said to be suffering from antisocial personality disorder. A psychiatric condition characterized by adamant behaviors, which tend to exploit, manipulate and violate the liberties of humans, animals and other societal elements, antisocial personality disorder is one of the factors that motivate the engagement of vices in the society. Persistent disregard to ...

Introduction

Mental illness is classified as a medical condition whereby an individual’s feelings, thinking, moods, daily functioning and ability to interact with others are disrupted. The larger society classifies such patients as crazy since they seem to be detached from others. Like any other disease, mental illness is a medical condition whereby one cannot cope with the ordinary demands of life (Thompson, 11). The concept mental illness entails brain disorders like dementia and schizophrenia, personality disorders and other disorders like anxiety and depression to mention a few. It affects people across socio-economic, religious or educational backgrounds. For many decades, mental illness has ...

Schizophrenia and personality disorders are emerging has some of the health problem disorders affecting a large population globally. Schizophrenia is a mental syndrome that is characterized through a collapse of thought processes as well as weakened emotional responses (Keefe &Addington, 2012). On the other hand, personality disorders are the various social conditions characterized through continuing maladaptive behavior patterns, inner experience and cognition, displayed in various circumstances and conflicting evidently from those that are culturally accepted. Whereas Schizophrenia is common among the young adults, personality disorders start to develop from early childhood, and are connected with considerable disability or distress. The two health ...

Chronological Age: 50

Referral Source: Attorney Primary Evaluator: X Secondary Evaluator: X Testing dates: Reason for Referral LC was referred by attorney X who requested information and comments regarding this client’s competency to stand trial and state of mind at the time of the crime.

Presenting Problem

LC is a 50-year-old African American male with a long history of psychiatric problems. He is from the LA County Jail, August 7 through August 15, 20__ and he experienced difficulties adjusting to prison. While in prison, LC was observed to be “agitated, belligerent, demanding and made verbal threats to a custody officer.” He ...

Marsha M. Linehan developed the dialectical behavior therapy in the late 1980s to treat the borderline personality disorder. It is a cognitive-behavioral way that emphasizes on the psychological treatment. Linehan started the therapy to address the needs of women who had histories of suicide attempts, suicide ideation through her trainings. The approach has two characteristics: behavioral based problem solving technique and emphasis on dialectical processes. The dialectical behavior therapy has five components: motivational enhancement, capacity enhancement, generalization, capability and motivational of therapists and structuring of the environment. DBT involves identifying the emotion, thought, feelings and the disturbing behavior. The ...

Abstract

Neuropsychological conditions, severed linkage, and disrupted neural network are highly involved in the development of antisocial personality disorder. Research in neuroscience is starting to uncover the biological substrates justifying the cause of ASPD. There are several and complex models used to unravel the mystery behind the brain’s role in the development of antisocial personality condition. Each of them offered significant clues in linking the condition with the neurological impairment in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. In this study, the previous researches will be explored to justify claims that the biological substrate of ASPD condition is the impairment ...

This paper discusses the role of Psychopathy Checklist Revised in providing an insight to the level of psychopathy in an individual. It first dissects the meaning of psychopathy and dissects what it entails. Upon giving a broad discussion of a comprehensive meaning of psychopathy, the piece goes ahead to give the link between psychopathy and crime. It settles on the life of Paul Kenneth Bernardo, an example of a psychopath whose life defines psychopathy at its best. The Canadian serial killer sent a wave of terror across the country through his cruel rapes, sexual assaults and murders. The serial killer worked together with ...

Introduction

Having an irritable friend, undergoing unstable relationship with fluctuating moods often makes one wonder if such a person is suffering from a personality disorder or not. Although, people might label others on the basis of some characteristics which they find deviant or awkward, diagnosing someone with a disorder requires a ground rule and a set of criteria. Personality disorders are diagnosed on Axis II of DSM IV TR which is a manual to diagnose mental disorders amongst individuals on the basis of standard criteria.

Symptoms and Diagnostic Criteria

Borderline personality disorder is a type of a personality disorder where a person is found to have inconsistent unstable relationships, emotional instability, impulsiveness, anger, ...

For quite some time now, there has been a debate about whether personality disorders should be included in the new Diagnostic Statistics Manual (DSM-5). The controversy stems from the notion that personality disorders differ from mental disorders and, therefore, classifying personality disorders alongside mental disorders gives the impression that they are related. Although it has been criticized in the past for including personality disorders into its DSM classifications, the American Psychiatric Association has not made a mistake by planning to publish personality disorders in its future manuals. Before going into the merits and demerits of including personality disorders into the ...

Noir Films, Paperbacks and Pop Culture in The U. S. Film noire is a post World War Two cinematic genre known for the stylish cynical characters and an ominous visual style. Developing during the great depression, these films soaked up its pessimistic artistic tendencies and the romance of the unknown. The criticism regarding their characteristics goes far beyond the technical elements or quality of the screenplays, analyzing films from the ideological perspective. They don't tell of contentment, happiness or promise, but they have an unusually convoluted narrational style and a delightful existentialist philosophy that makes them a favorite American classics. ...

Abstract

This paper will reflect over the Narcissistic Personality Disorder. It will do this by summarizing an article on this disorder. Last, it will state why this information is important.

Main Body

In the article, “Narcissistic personality disorder is not harmless behavior,” by Paula Carrasquillo she brings told information and reality on this behavior. She states that this disorder mostly go undiagnosed. Carrasasquillo also mentions that this disorder can be hard for an individual to recognize unless they are adequately educated. When she states about being educated, she is not mention for the readers to run out and sign up for ...

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Psychopathy is a pathological form of mental activity and behavior, which manifests itself in groundless anger, despair, doubt, uncertainty, a tendency in any way draw attention to themselves, to whining. According to Robert D. Hare (Without Conscience, 1999), “The crucial issue is how to describe psychopaths. They are certainly self-centered and often act impulsively.” Psychopaths are often skilled liars, they can mislead people and manipulate to achieve their goals. They can cause pain and hurt. Often, however, psychopaths can be caught on some ridiculous and end up in hospital or prison. ...

Institutions

Borderline Personality Disorder and Related Traits in Forensic Psychiatry: Article Review As Reid (2009) rightly points out, character traits affecting persons with personality disorders such as regulation of emotions, impaired judgment, impulse control, chaotic internal and external lives, inaccurate perceptions and inappropriate rationalization affect the outcome of criminal, civil and institutional cases. When such circumstances occur, questions arise about whether the allegation/evidence persons with personality disorders provide is admissible in courts of law. In order to resolve some of these cases, forensic examination is necessary. The premise behind the use of forensic examination is that it is the ...

Axis I

Lucy suffers of a major depression or depressive condition. She is getting the attention or medication with the antidepressants. This depressive episode is causing a lot of disturbance in her daily life activities. The medical pain is extreme hence making her to fail going to her workplace.

Axis II

She is suffering from a personality disorder, which has contributed to the development of the depression. The attempted to commit suicide shaped her condition of depression. Her history of depression is as a result of the medical pain and being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The personality disorder induces the depressive episode in axis I.

Axis III

Depression disorder is ...

Abstract

Drug addiction is not only common in men but also in women. However, it does not happen accidentally. Certain factors influence women’s engagement in drug initiation and even addiction: natural physical susceptibility; personality measure of women; peer relationships; family relationships; marital relationships; social media and marketing; discrimination; acculturation; socioeconomic condition; and victimization in sex and prostitution. These factors have different influencing ways upon women. Likewise, the effects these have upon women have varying degrees as well. Seeing these factors does not only imply knowledge of the issue, but brings forth the need to deal with it. The ...

Mental Health

1. Unfortunately many individuals in our society are considered at "great risk" for psychological problems. Identify the psychosocial issues in the movie that should cause individuals to seek professional counseling help? (Even if some individuals could not afford to pay). In the movie “Girl Interrupted”, there were several psychological problems depicted by the characters and the most prominent among them are the characters of Susanna, which was diagnosed of Borderline Personality Disorder and Lisa who was diagnosed of being a Sociopath. These mental disorders can be considered to pose a great risk to the society and requires professional help upon ...

Psychology

The Big Bang Theory features five characters among them roommates Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter and neighbor Penny, a waitress living just across the Hall. The great intellect of the four is contracted comically with Penny’s social skills. Sheldon completes his PhD at only 16 and has an IQ of 187. He observes a very strict routine and lacks an understanding of sarcasm and irony and is disinterested in socializing. He is very egotistic and frequently boasts of his intellectual prowess. He relies on friends to drive him around as he is unable to complete his driving school. His ...

Personality Disorders are a type of mental illness that includes a wide range of problems dealing with the world at large, and a number of perception problems that make living an ordinary modern life very difficult for the sufferers. There is a certain stigma attached to these kinds of disorders that often keeps sufferers from seeking treatment. The name applied to this group of disorders is misleading, since "personality," in common usage, tends to connote some kind of control or willfulness on the part of the sufferer – this leads many people to think that the sufferer is somehow at fault for the illness. ...

Occupation: Criminal Mastermind

Age: Unknown Marital Status: Divorced Much of the Joker’s life remains a mystery. No evidence of his existence in the form of DNA records or fingerprints was available for the Police Department. He speaks of an abusive and alcoholic father and states his hatred of him. Ultimately, no reliable history can be made of the Joker due to constant shifting of his story. We are introduced to the Joker while he and a group of compatriots are robbing a bank. Systematically and calculatedly the accomplices were killed leaving only the Joker to make his escape with the bank money. ...

Age: 27

Introduction Lady Gaga was born in March 1986 in New York and since she was young she has always displayed her talent in music .Since her high school years, she has always been a provocative and an extremely strange performer. During her high school years, Lady Gaga was frequently mocked and ridiculed because of her personality. In interviews, she has admitted that she was a freak and never fitted in with her peers especially because of her obsession with attention. She has been the kind of person with crazy actions that make her look like she is seeking attention. But ...

Worldwide mental retardation (MR) is one of the most common conditions affecting 1 to 3% of the general population. Clinically the symptoms differ from one individual to the other as it depends on the severity of the condition (Mental Retardation, 2010; Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation), 2011; Intellectual disability, 2013). However, few common symptoms associated with MR are as follows: - The intellectual developing milestones are not meet as expected. - Common features shown by the individuals with MR includes unable to do the routine activities independently, impetuous, passive, causing injury to self, inconvincible, rude behavior, frustrated and ...

Abstract:

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a personality disorder that may have devastating consequences for the sufferer, their family, friends, work colleagues, and acquaintances. The diagnosis is often feared and greatly misunderstood. This review seeks to understand the nature of the disease and the problems it may cause. This analysis of the literature provides an overview of the diagnostics, epidemiology, course, and treatment of the disease. It discusses the implications of the disease to the patient’s family and their ability to have gainful employment. This paper seeks to aid in the understanding of the disease and treatment modalities available. ...

Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are two concepts of learning that are integral to behavioral psychology. Although the processes differ to quite an extent, they tend to complement one another, and the ultimate result of both concepts is learning. Although both conditioning practices were pioneered by different individuals, both believed in the general principle that investigating behaviors through experiments should be the basis of psychology. Ivan Pavlov, a Russian psychologist, was the one who unintentionally discovered the concept of classical conditioning while carrying out research on canine digestive patterns. According to his findings, His findings supported the idea that ...

Antisocial personality disorder is a cluster B personality disorder. It manifests itself as an inability to conform to societal norms that generally control a person’s behaviors. One of the hallmarks of the disorder is engaging in criminal acts – although the disease does not necessarily equate with criminality. It is a more common diagnosis in males than in females and interestingly males with the disorder tend to come from larger families, whereas females tend to come from small families (Kaplan and Sadock, 2007, p.798). The etiology is multifactorial and likely dependent on the interplay of environment and genetic susceptibility. Patients often ...

Introduction

Criminality is one of the most complicated concepts in the study of social sciences. Understanding criminal behavior is an uphill task considering that gurus in the field of criminology have yet to reach a consensus on whether or not criminality is a rational conduct. Currently, most criminologists argue that criminals are rational human beings and, considering that, the criminals are usually sober minded people, criminal conduct is a rational conduct since the people committing the offense are sane and know what they want. Apparently, the aims of most criminals have been connected to human wants, usually physical wants. What people have yet ...