Antisocial personality disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder LeeAnn Larsen Community College of Aurora Psychology 102 Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is defined by a specific pattern of impairments and traits (dsm-5, 2015). In this paper, I provide background information about Bryce Larsen, my person of interest, I discuss the history, diagnostic criteria, and effects of BPD, and I apply this information to Bryce’s lived experiences. This paper is purely for educational purposes and not a true…

Even though we covered quite a few topics in Psychology 2301, I have chosen chapter fifteen that covers Psychological and Personality Disorders because this chapter held the most meaning for me. The following five topics are the ones that I’ve chosen for their relevance in my life. In chapter fifteen we covered psychological disorders and we learned that anxiety disorders can come in a few different packages but share common characteristics such as experiencing fears that are uncontrollable,…

a mental hospital. Set in the 1960’s, many of the methods used by the hospital were backwards and outdated, even for the sixties. While many of the characters have interesting illnesses, Susanna’s borderline personality disorder is particularly interesting. Borderline personality disorder, or BPD for short, is often diagnosed when a patient shows a pattern of erratic relationships, self harm, unstable emotions, feelings of emptiness, and even a slight fear of abandonment. Susanna displayed…

The Psychopath Next Door When picturing a psychopath, we often think of a crazy deranged person holding a chainsaw and massacres an entire town. The reality of the truth is a lot more terrifying than the image that Hollywood fills our conscious up with. The truth about psychopath’s are that they look just like everyone else, therefore could be anyone. There are a lot of characteristics in a psychopath. Dr. Robert Hare created a checklist to determine certain traits in a psychopath. One…

ideas of what a sociopath is, but we can't really predict if someone is a sociopath by just talking to them. The correct definition of a sociopath is a person with a personality manifesting itself in extreme antisocial, or not wanting the company of others, attitudes, behavior, and lack of conscience. They have different personalities ,such as being very charismatic to others and most importantly, they do not feel remorse. These characteristics of a sociopath could easily be mistaken for a…

Conduct Disorder This paper will discuss some effects and best practice treatments for individuals whom have been diagnosed with conduct disorder. Based on empirical research Conduct disorder is normally prevalent among children and adolescences; however, some adults may also exhibit the disorder. Conduct Disorder is defined as “A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated, as manifested by the…

social stigma attached to mental illness, one that contributes to high suicide rates and refusal to seek treatment. The treatments are sometimes inconsistent, especially when dealing with complex issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality…

Kristianna Mason Borderline Personality Disorder Greenville Technical College Mental illnesses are commonly referred to a wide range of mental health conditions. These are disorders that affect many things in a person’s life which includes their mood, behavior and cognition. From time to time, there are many people that develop these mental health illnesses and they become concerning when there are symptoms and ongoing signs that cause recurring stresses and the inability to function…

How was a person with an antisocial disorder treated? Many different people have many different problems. “Antisocial disorder is a disorder that causes the person to be irritable and aggressive, lack guilt, and fails to learn from experience” (source 1 paragraph 10). People with antisocial disorder was more to their self, they were never around other people. If they were in a relationship it would not last long due to the disorder. “Some were made common in men than in women” (source 1…

telling this entire twisted and disturbing story of “The Black Cat” is help unburden the author of his guilt and to reveal “very natural causes and effects” (2005). Natural to whom? Likely someone who is exhibiting classic symptoms of borderline personality disorder. Very early a reader is made aware that there is something is not quite right with the person who is telling the story. He explains himself as if he was a rabbit in a world of wolves. He is a target of others due to his sensitive…