Avoidant personality disorder

Antisocial Personality Disorder Antisocial Personality Disorder is a common disorder where an individual like to stay to themselves. They don’t like being in huge groups around a lot of people. Some people that have this disorder is very charming and nice when you meet them, others are often angry and upset. They feel like they are an outcast and no one understands them. They usually sit in the back or where no one else is located. This disorder always stuck out to me, People…

Personality Disorders According to the largest study ever conducted on personality disorders by the U.S. National Institutes of Health about ten percent of the U.S. population has borderline personality disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder obviously doesn’t affect everyone, but for those that suffer from it, it surely isn’t an easy thing to cope with. Personality disorders are characterized by a maladaptive thought pattern, feelings, and/or behaviors that can cause serious detriments to…

Technology is a Privilege People avoid deep communication to the point where sometimes, we are unaware of the things and people that are around us. Technology continues to advance giving us the option to hide behind a screen. What happened to exploring the world and seeing different perspectives of life though our own eyes instead of a screen? In Elizabeth Robinson article “Technology risks are still on the rise” she believes that the impact of technology, on people 's daily lives has increased…

A) Attention Getting Device: Accourding to the Huffigtion Post, “...Twitter fuels younger adults ' narcissistic tendencies by acting as a megaphone for their thoughts, while Facebook fuels middle aged adults ' narcissistic tendencies by serving as a mirror where they can curate images of themselves”. B) Thesis Sentence: Today, I am going to talk about how social media play a great deal with making people in our society very narastic. C) Preview of Main Points I) Website like Instragram,…

As we all know, cell phones were made for talking to one another. With everything being so high-tech now, we are able to do much more than that. Now able to get on the internet at the touch of a button, use a cell phone as a camera, and get the weather all within 2 minutes. Sure, we all love our cell phones, but is it too harsh to say that some people would be absolutely lost without it? Choosing this topic was easy for me. I see first hand in my family, my 12-year-old sister has an iPhone 6,…

Narcissistic Personality Disorder The American Psychiatric Association (2013) defines Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) as, “A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts” (p. 669). The APA (2013) goes on to state that an individual who meets the criteria for NPD shall meet at least five of the following criteria: 1) absurd/exaggerated self-importance, 2) imagined…

For example, I have a client that struggles with borderline personality disorder. She is constantly going to jail because of her substance abuse, she lost custody of her daughter, and has a weak relationship with her parents. We found that DBT would be a perfect start for her recovery. She is now attending regular DBT skills…

The assessment tool that will be used to diagnose Hank will be the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, or NPI. Given Hanks disregard for the feelings of others, included with his arrogant behavior, I believe that the NPI will be appropriate assessment tool. Moreover, since I am not looking to assess Hanks vulnerability, just his grandiosity…

Selfies are photographs individuals take of themselves, usually on a technological device, and have become an almost fundamental part of multiple societies around the world. Selfies are usually posted on social media websites such as Instagram or Twitter, where other users can like or favourite the photo. This essay will look at the posting of selfies on social media as it has been claimed to be a major contributing factor of narcissistic qualities within millennials. This claim however, is…

There are different types of mental disorders that are encountered by law enforcement officers. Officers must learn to recognize the signs and become aware of the mental ill characteristics, it is paramount. The three disorders mention earlier will be describe with in the discussing. Let us begin with the Personality disorders, people with passive-aggressive personality disorders are failing in jobs, school, and interpersonal relationships. The passive is unforceful, weak and timid; although the…