Personality basically ascribes to individual differences in terms of characteristic patterns of thinking, as well as with respect to feelings and behavior. It’s primarily based on two broad areas, such as understanding individual differences in relationship to irritability or sociability, and the other aspect is founded on how different parts of an individual come together as a whole (Smith, Baron & Grove, 2014). When an individual’s characteristic pattern thinking and behavior deviates noticeably, particularly from the conventional expectations of his/her culture, or rather is inflexible and pervasive, then the person can be termed as having personal distress or personality disorder. Essentially, maladjustment and the enhancement of healthy
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They are caused by environmental or situational factors that significantly damages social, educational, or occupational functioning of a person (Smith et al., 2014). These factors are:
History of mental illnesses or personality disorders
Chaotic or unstable family
Loss of a loved one, such through separation, divorce or death
Experiencing neglect or even worse abuse during childhood
Diagnosis with childhood conduct disorder
Stressing job situations.
Exposure to these factors leads to marked distress, greater that what would be expected by a person without personality and adjustment problems. It’s important to note that personality and adjustment problems can occur during the lifetime of a person (Sherman et al., 2012), and are characterized by the following emotional or behavioral symptoms.
Depressed mood
Extreme anxiety
Disturbance of conduct
Disturbance of emotions
Mixed anxiety and depressed mood
Mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct
Social isolation
Overdependence on …show more content…
The first strategy for enhancing the ability of a person to adjust or enhance healthy personality development is by understanding the causes of personality and adjustment problems. This approach will help an individual to manage the stressors or stressing events in the best way possible, hence allowing to avoid them as a way of resolving personality development while promoting adjustment (Sherman et al., 2012).
Additionally, there are several promising pharmacological treatments that can be used to alleviate personality and adjustment problems. For example, lithium can be used as a treatment for resolving and alleviating personality and adjustment disorders related aggressive and assaultive behavior. Other pharmacological treatments include antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, and the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Essentially, these treatments can help eliminate emotional problems like irritability and impulsivity (Smith et al., 2014; Sherman et al.,
They are caused by environmental or situational factors that significantly damages social, educational, or occupational functioning of a person (Smith et al., 2014). These factors are:
History of mental illnesses or personality disorders
Chaotic or unstable family
Loss of a loved one, such through separation, divorce or death
Experiencing neglect or even worse abuse during childhood
Diagnosis with childhood conduct disorder
Stressing job situations.
Exposure to these factors leads to marked distress, greater that what would be expected by a person without personality and adjustment problems. It’s important to note that personality and adjustment problems can occur during the lifetime of a person (Sherman et al., 2012), and are characterized by the following emotional or behavioral symptoms.
Depressed mood
Extreme anxiety
Disturbance of conduct
Disturbance of emotions
Mixed anxiety and depressed mood
Mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct
Social isolation
Overdependence on …show more content…
The first strategy for enhancing the ability of a person to adjust or enhance healthy personality development is by understanding the causes of personality and adjustment problems. This approach will help an individual to manage the stressors or stressing events in the best way possible, hence allowing to avoid them as a way of resolving personality development while promoting adjustment (Sherman et al., 2012).
Additionally, there are several promising pharmacological treatments that can be used to alleviate personality and adjustment problems. For example, lithium can be used as a treatment for resolving and alleviating personality and adjustment disorders related aggressive and assaultive behavior. Other pharmacological treatments include antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, and the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Essentially, these treatments can help eliminate emotional problems like irritability and impulsivity (Smith et al., 2014; Sherman et al.,