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    Depersonalization/derealization disorder is a very unusual type of disorder. Those with this disorder have an unnatural feeling that they themselves and the things around them are not real. people may have the feeling that they are seeing themselves from a third person view or just feel like they are in a dream. Almost everybody has had this feeling once or twice in their life. However, even though most people have experienced this feeling, the ones who cannot get rid of it are the ones with…

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    illustrates symptoms of a patient with borderline personality disorder in a family practice setting. Major characteristics of borderline personality disorder include severe mood instability, fear of abandonment, chronic boredom, self-injury, unstable interpersonal relationships, "splitting," identity instability and borderline rage. Early diagnosis may help…

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    Psychological disorders are very common in the everyday world. These disorders can cause patterns in the personality of individuals and sometimes cause them to act aggressive and hostile. Borderline Personality Disorder is one of such disorders. It can cause huge problems for the friends and family of people that are diagnosed with it. In the movie Mommie Dearest the main character, Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway), has many of the common signs that would point to her possibly having this disorder.…

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    borderline personality disorder (BPD) Common characteristics (if 5 or more apply you may have bpd) strong efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment intense and unstable interpersonal relationships distorted and unstable sense of self impulsiveness commonly associated with sex, drug abuse, and risk taking recurrent suicidal thoughts, gestures, and behaviors emotional instability, periods of depression, irritability, and anxiety Feelings of emptiness inappropriate intense anger or lack of…

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    It didn’t occur to me until I arrived home and talked to some friends about my train ride home that the person I talked to on the train was suffering from narcissistic personality disorder. Robert walked with a certain air as if he served such a high degree of importance and had succeeded and accomplished very much. He was a young man who would like to focus the attention on himself constantly. As the train was leaving Chicago to Lincoln, I watched the train station in the distance, and noticed…

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    living with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), and how it affects her everyday life and relationships. Which I’d have to say was eye opening for me. In this paper, ill refer to her character as Johnson. Her five year journey of writing this book and what it entails will not leave you disappointed, it definitely took my emotions on a constant roller coaster of highs and lows; it opened the door and gave me a new attitude when it comes to those who suffer with this disorder. The Memoir…

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    My personal opinion from a psychology student point of view is that Billy demonstrates many symptoms of the Oedipus Complex. In other words, I believe he has rooted attachment issues with her primary caregiver, her mother. He is known to have a deep affection for her mother, as well as perceiving her as the center of his life. The most important sign of his hidden sexual desires towards his mother can be observed any time he gets rejected by his mother. He reacts ultra-sensitively, and leans…

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    In the movie Mommie Dearest, actress Joan Crawford slowly slips into madness by showing several examples of each disorder throughout the movie. The four disorders I will be comparing are borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder and obsessive personality disorder. All of these disorders and their symptoms heavily affected and influenced Joan and everyone around her. For example, her daughter Christina grew up with a mother that insisted…

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    your lies, and want the truth to finally come out. You are reminding me of Kathy Adams before all her lies came crashing down around her. I copied and photographed all your searches, and found it interesting that you searched, "Male borderline personality symptoms” (see below) in addition to numerous other strange searches like, compulsive masturbation, am I addicted to porn?,…

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    Diagnostically, I would consider Lorena for a Borderline Personality Disorder 301.083 (F60.3) (DSM-5). Lorena meets the criteria for a borderline personality disorder: an enduring pattern of instability concerning interpersonal relationships, self-image and emotional regulation, with increased impulsivity that begins by early adulthood. This pattern of instability and impulsivity is present in a variety of contexts and includes: Desperate efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment, identity…

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