Avoidant personality disorder

Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are described as having “a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity.” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). These individuals do everything that they can to avoid abandonment whether its real or imagined (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Often they have a negative self-image which leads to self-mutilation or suicidal behaviors (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). For…

Alice is trying to conform to Victorian societal norms and expectations. Although she is only seven, she blames herself when she doesn’t have an explanation for a problem when in reality she shouldn’t expect herself (nor should anyone else) expect her to know about of what is going on in Wonderland. Alice has developed neurosis and she is consistently punishes herself for behaving in an undesirable manner and continue to accept the societal norms as her own expectations of herself. Alice has to…

He mentally becomes less and less sane. Shakespeare makes the reader think that Hamlet has only continued to deteriorate his credibility and break family bonds, causing him to have a borderline personality disorder. (What is Borderline Personality Disorder 1). This distrust between the family and the murder of his father causes Hamlet to slowly think of ending his life. “To be, or not to be? That is the question.” (III, i, 59). This famous quote is the beginnings of Hamlet…

In high school Linehan wanted to become a psychiatrist and work with the most mentally disturbed patients. She realized, however, that there weren’t a lot of effective treatments for these patients. She then decided to earn a PhD in experiential personality psychology (Prochaska & Norcross 2014). Linehan wanted to work with the most difficult patients, but she realized they often were not willing to participate. She theorized that comprehensive psychotherapy should meet the following five vital…

Borderline Personality Disorder also referred to as BPD is a mental disorder where the control and regulation of impulsions, relationship stability and outlook on both life and oneself are negatively affected (Lieb, Zanarini, Schmahl, Linehan & Bohus, 2004). This becomes a challenge for individuals affected by it especially in terms of the social context in everyday life. But it has become apparent that the roots of this illness are sometimes brought on quite early in human development, even if…

A child can be born with a genetic disorder but its the mothers love and care that impacts a child 's development. Nurturing a child early on in life may aid the child with the development of a larger hippocampus, the region of the brain responsible for learning, memory and, stress. Research has shown that early maternal support has had a successful effect on young children. A connection was found between early social experiences and the volume of the amygdala, which is responsible for the…

Othello Syndrome is morbid or delusional jealousy. It is a mental illness where people believe their partner is being unfaithful without any actual proof. This disease makes people obsessive and delusional with false beliefs based on incorrect inferences about external realities. Jealousy is caused by greed and personal perspective which can result in psychological, emotional and even physical effects. It is human nature to feel jealous but it can never take over humans lives, for this emotion…

The story “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” by ZZ Packer tells a story about an African American lady called Dina, who was born in a low income family, facing challenges from her families, friendship, neighborhood and personal identity. Dina was a Yale student, and she was a talented girl who had earned academic success. Story began at the day of orientation, and Dina refused to play the Trust game, also, telling that she would like to be a revolver if she had to be an object. She was requested to…

Nowadays(,) with technology constantly changing and most of our world being digital, the term relationship has grasped a new meaning. Relationships are no longer face to face conversations with a person you care about, they are digitally conducted and may involve no communication at all. The new social world strays away from meaningful relationships but introduces to more people than ever before. People using Facebook are able to connect with thousands of people at the click of a button.…

There are those who think that people who do some type of heinous act are one of the same; driven by the same reason and carry out the action in similar ways. There are those who think that each criminal has a different reasoning for why they do what they do, whether it be a justified reason or not. On the subject of serial killers, people’s thought processes are the same; they are either evenly matched, compelled by the same motive, or they are completely different people, moved by different…