Essays on Personality Disorder

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 ...

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 ...

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 suffering from ...

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. ...

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 ...

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.
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Introduction

There are a couple of things that people should know about Borderline Personality Disorder. The term Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD was first used by clinical psychologists somewhere between the 60s and 70s to define a group of personality disorders characterized by abnormal behaviors such as impulsivity, tendencies to injure one, and tendencies to commit suicide. BPD originally referred to a cluster of more complex psychological conditions whose symptoms appeared in individuals over the age of 18 or during their early adolescent years. The objective of this paper is to identify the relevant signs and symptoms of BPD used ...

Borderline Personality Disorder

Introduction
Internet and on-line libraries offer variety of materials related the research of the borderline personality disorder (BPD). In this research paper works of Grohol, Winston, and Paris were used to address the current issues of BPD research progress. The main issues addressed in the paper are: the definition of borderline personality disorder, symptoms of the disease, current statistics of BPD, treatment, and current developments regarding new treatment methods.
1. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Definition and Background
In accordance with National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) (2009) research, the term “borderline personality disorder” was first introduced by Otto ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Antisocial Personality Disorder: Case Study

Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is a type of condition that corrupts an individual mind, emotions, thoughts and behavior. The affected person develops behaviors destructive and harmful to others and generally poses as a danger to society. The individuals tend to have long histories of violating peoples’ rights; they are always aggressive, show no remorse and usually do not know the distinction between truths and lie (Barlow and Durand, 2009).

Frances and Ross (2001) cite that ASPD is meant to describe a pattern of behavior ...

Borderline Personality Disorder: Case Study

Karen’s Case

Karen was admitted in the intensive care unit of West Raymond medical Center after she knowingly took an overdose of sedatives in addition to alcohol in a suicide attempt following a disagreement with her man.

Consequently, the 32-year old single, unemployed woman lost consciousness which meant that she had to inevitably spend three days in the hospital. While still in the hospital the doctors never wanted to discharge her until when they were convinced that she was under the care of a psychotherapist. Karen’s psychotherapist was, ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The book Sybil is touted as a psychological study of a woman who entered into a psychologist's office, presenting with social anxiety and memory loss. The book is written by Flora Rheta Schrieber in conjunction with the woman's psychoanalyst, Cornelia B. Wilbur. The woman is eventually found to be suffering from multiple personality disorder (today known as dissociative identity disorder by individuals in the psychiatric and psychological professions), a disorder that is vastly misunderstood, even to this day.
The woman, who was given the pseudonym “Sybil” to protect her privacy, presented with sixteen different personalities in all. Although the ...

Personality disorders: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, histrionic, narcissistic, borderline, antisocial, dependent and obsessive-compulsive

Donna
Donna has histrionic personality disorder. She used dramatic tactics to gain the attention of everyone at the party, such as boasting about being an actress and pretending to faint.

William

William has schizotypal personality disorder. He expressed beliefs and behaviors that were seen as odd and strange by everyone else, such as talking about negative forces and psychic soul-spot.

Sherry

Sherry has borderline personality disorder. She suffered from emotional instability, dramatic changes in mood, and impulsive behavior. She also demonstrated para-suicidal behavior as she took aspirin in a weak attempt to harm herself, which is characteristic of this disorder.

Winston

Winston ...

The Five-Axis Diagnosis

Axis I- 308.3-Acute stress disorder
Rationale; her body was displaying stress symptoms; she trembled and felt coldness in her hands when she watched her father die.
311 Depressive disorder

Rationale: She displayed depressed mood and the therapist reports that she was depressed

309.21 Separation anxiety disorder

Rationale: she felt depressed, lonely and hopeless because death of her father separated her from the father

Axis II-301.0 Paranoid personality disorder
Rationale-She has had conflicts with the father over her future career and perceives the father as being rejecting and emotionally cold

She is quite unforgiving because since she crossed paths with her father, she had never forgiven him

Axis III- No medical condition
Axis-IV 310.1 Post-traumatic stress disorder
Rationale-After the loss of her father, she felt confused and unable to cope with the loss.
Axis V: GAF 55; GARF 50; SOFAS 55
Axis I 302.84 Sexual sadism
Rationale: ...

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a classification of mental disorders, that is used by mental health professionals. The American Psychiatric Association publishes it. The DSM constitutes a listing of psychiatric disorders and their diagnostic codes. The first DSM was published in 1952, other revisions includes DSM II, DSM III, DSM III-Revised, and DSM IV. The most revised version of the DSM, DSM-IV-Text revision, was published in 2000.

DSM IV has a list of 297 disorders. This version differs from the other DSM versions by including clinical significance criterion to more than half ...

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 ...

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. ...

INTRODUCTION

In the film Titanic (1997), Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) meet each other on the fated RMS Titanic, which is fated to be sunk at the hands of a stray iceberg. Their quest to survive is framed within this sweeping historical tale, and surrounded by many characters, each exemplifying their own usage of psychological concepts. The character of Caledon Hockley (Billy Zane) displays a classic example of narcissistic personality disorder, while Jack displays his placement on all of the "Big Five" personality traits throughout the course of the movie.

PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPT ONE: Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a disorder that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 PhD ...

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 ...

Abstract

The psychology of a serial killer will be the subject of discussion in this paper. Emphasis would be placed on the events which occurred in their childhood (child neglect), their psychopathic behavior and the influence of brain disorders in pushing them towards violence.

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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 ...

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’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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. ...

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 ...

Although rare, multiple personality disorder is a disorder that can be diagnosed only by a psychiatrist or psychologist. An individual with this disorder has two or more different personalities. The behavior exhibited by the individual at any given time is decided by the dominant personality at that time. Most often, each personality is unaware that the other personality or personalities exist. The change between the personalities often occurs in an abrupt manner. Each personality usually has a normal mental condition. Many individuals with multiple personality disorder (MPD) are victims of child abuse. The most common form of treatment is ...

The Case of Angelina Jolie

It may sound like a mere rumor but it is a verifiable fact that the celebrated Hollywood movie star, Angelina Jolie has been a victim of bipolar personality disorder. Born on the fourth day of June 1975, the actress, who is a favorite in the entertainment industry, was named Angelina Jolie Voights (Tracy, 2008). Voights, her father was an actor and had met Angelina’s mother in the movie industry as she was into the acting business as well. Angelina’s parents separated in the year 1976 following Voight’s infidelity tendencies. The breakup has been pointed out as ...

Psychological Disorders

As a result of a traumatic event that happened in her life, Karen, the patient described in case study 4, suffers from a dissociative disorder, namely the dissociative amnesia. After her baby has died, at only 15 months because of a cold that evolved in a respiratory disorder that could have not been treated, the woman and her husband, Larry buried their son Austin, three days after he had died. The next day when she woke up and she did not find her son in his crib, the woman panicked. The sorrow that the woman had experienced was a ...

The word borderline was a common term in the 19th century used to delineate a condition that was bordering two distinct types of psychiatric conditions that were by the time broadly categorized into major groups; neurosis and psychosis (Chapman and Gratz 9). As Chapman and Gratz assert, this delineation was probably due to the fact that a limited number of patients had been observed to warrant a precise description of the disease. Findings from the researches point to the fact the Borderline Disorder could be described far much differently. Chapman and Gratz uphold that Borderline Disorder, conventionally known as ...

1. What is the precipitating stressor event that probably triggered the onset of Janet's
Schizophrenic episode? What other factors may have contributed?

Her personality was also described as a shy, socially awkward and sensitive girl. This attributes may be linked to the shizotypal personality, which Janet could be said to possess. These traits have been with her since she was young. Individuals with schizotypal personality disorder are said to be predisposed to the development of schizophrenia later in life (Mayo Clinic, 2012). Therefore, her personality could actually be a contributory factor to her development of schizophrenia. Individuals with schizotypal ...

Introduction

Prisons comprise of all types of inmates, both social and anti-social inmates. The anti-social inmates develop behavior that lacks respect for other people and may have adverse effects on the society. Anti-social inmates often have an anti-social personality disorder that involves socially irresponsible, guiltless, and exploitative behavior. With this type of behavior, the anti-social inmates tend to manipulate the staff in prisons and their fellow inmates. They develop this behavior due to depression, substance abuse, domestic violence, or psychosocial impairment. The outcome of this behavior is often the anti-social inmates committing suicide or they constantly disturb in prisons. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

- 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 ...

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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. ...

Child soldiers in Uganda

Introduction
Children in Uganda are facing a tremendous problem that has, and will affect their lives because of the war that has been ongoing in their country for the past 25 years. The children are being used as soldiers despite their young and tender ages while children in other parts of the world of the same age are enjoying and spending their childhoods in a more peaceful and creative way. Moreover, these children are fighting a war that should be fought by adults and not them. This child soldiers are affected in a number of ways but to be ...

A psychopath is defined as an individual suffering from chronic personality disorder with violent or abnormal social behavior. The term Psychopath brings to mind thought of violent acts. The study on psychopaths defines individuals who are incapable feeling fear, empathy and stress. The psychopaths are identified on the basis of their cold-heartedness, superficial charm, irresponsibility, criminality, egocentricity and parasitic life. The psychopath is termed as the most fascinating and yet distressing problem in the human experience (Adrian, 2009).
The persons suffering from psychopathy live a predatory life where the view people in terms of how they can be used. ...

Dexter Morgan

Dexter Morgan is the American serial killer who works during the day for the Miami Metro Homicide as a blood splatter analysis; while, at night, he searches for the perpetrators of the crimes and kills them. Dexter lives in two separate lives as he loves his job in Miami as the blood spatter analyst as each day he goes to different crime scenes. He is also able to elucidate how different victims died by looking at the blood from the scene of the crime. In the beginning, of the series Dexter is married to a lady called Rita and ...

The influence and effect of dreams on human health has been a subject of much study and research by medical and psychological professionals for centuries; dreaming is said to dramatically affect our abilities to process information, handle stress and anxiety and a plethora of other unique outcomes. Based on the prevailing literature of many health professionals, the act and ability to dream is closely tied to our health and emotional well-being. Kopp et al. (2008) perform a meta-analysis of existing theoretical literature on the connection between dreams and health, examining the importance of dreams and dream sequences in promoting ...

Disruptive Behavior Disorders as Predictors of Adult Criminality

Disruptive behavior disorders are characterized by high rates of defiant, hostile, and non-compliant behaviors, which usually include hyperactivity and aggressiveness (Fonagy, Target, Cottrell, Phillips & Kurtz, 2005). According to DSM-IV, these behaviors can be categorized under the following headings: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD), and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) (Fonagy et al., 2005).
Conduct disturbance covers a broad range of behaviors that manifest in somewhat different ways at various ages of the same child across various settings. The symptoms of disturbances of conduct are often subjective as they can range from merely annoying behaviors such as temper tantrums, whining, ...

Use this format to submit your final product for this assignment.

1. Read the case study of Kendra at the beginning of Chapter 13 of the Mental Health in Social Work text.
2. Complete all sections of the assignment, as identified in this document.
3. Turn in the assignment to your instructor by the end of Week 7.

Questions to consider when formulating a diagnosis for Kendra

1. Do Kendra’s presenting problems result from patterns of interaction with others?

Kendra’s mentioned issues stem from a series of negative interactions in her social circles. She is very lonely, and when she is alone, she feels overpowered by the thought that she will be lonely forever and be abandoned. ...

Introduction- Definition

Gambling addiction is the desire to continually gamble regardless of the existence of negative effects. ‘Ludomania’ as it is scientifically called is a mental health problem. Gambling is therefore an impulse control problem because a gambler cannot stop despite their desire to stop gambling. While gambling addictions vary as much as the available games, they are all predisposed to extreme continuous gambling habits including preoccupation gambling even when the addict is not gambling (MedicineNet.com). ...

Larry Gordon and Luis Sahagun’s article “Generation Y’s Ego Trip Takes a Bad Turn” is very thought provoking. The topic of this article is a new generation of young people who seek to promote themselves through the use of the internet. These young people crave an imaginary audience; it is all about their self image to them. They want people to pay attention to them and admire them. The authors argue that such a behavior coincidentally resembles just a few classic symptoms of the psychological narcissistic personality disorder, such as the need for admiration. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...