Avoidant personality disorder

There were many things in the client sessions that elicited visceral reactions from members of our group. George, the first client who suffered from Antisocial Personality Disorder, seemed to be almost bragging about his exploits. We would like to think that as counselors we would comport ourselves as professionally as the psychologist conducting the interview. We recognize that we have an ethical obligation to do so. However, as spectators watching George, there was a degree of shock at hearing…

people handle their problems. Andrea is a 19 year old freshman in college who struggles with eating disorders. It is believed that she struggles with anorexia and bulimia. Patients who deal with these disorders have a distorted body image and can even have a fear of obesity. Anorexia is an emotional disorder where one is obsessed with losing weight by not eating. Bulimia is also an emotional disorder involving extreme overeating, which is followed by self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.…

Assessment 1: 16 Personalities (Based on Jung and Myers-Briggs models) 16 Personalities is a personality test that redefines the personality traits of Jung’s personality model and uses the acronym format of the Myers-Briggs personality model to describe the results of five personality aspects (Mind, Energy, Nature, Tactics, and Identity) and type groups (Roles and Strategies). The five personality aspects are as follows: The type groups of Roles and Strategies each include four categories…

next, their personalities undergo a transformation. The always shifting scenarios at the Phonathon causes callers to reconstruct their personalities, and an adaption process begins in order to suit the personality of the person on the other side of the phone. After observing the instability of personalities, it is important to analyze the extent to which a person has to “fake” a personality in order to suit that of prospective donor. The caller does not necessarily fake a personality, but he…

Personality is comprised of, our ability to feel accepted, to feel as though we belong and to be able to share our worth. As children we are born without an ability to feed, fight, or figure for ourselves. In order for us to survive our childhood, we must be accepted by someone that is willing to do these things for us. After being accepted by someone, our ability to feel as though we belong is the most crucial and longest stage of our development of personality. Finally once we feel our…

In the movie Ordinary People, the main character, Conrad Jarrett, suffers from what appears to be either Major Depression or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The diagnostic criteria for Major Depression in the DSM-5 is: depressed mood most of the day, diminished interest or pleasure in most activities, significant weight loss when not dieting, insomnia, psychomotor retardation, fatigue or loss of energy, feeling of worthlessness, diminished ability to concentrate, and recurrent thoughts of death…

place in her heart. *Susanna: Borderline Personality Disorder- • Severe depression • Impulsive (sex, drugs, alcohol) • Intense mood swings • Lack of energy • Paranoia • Relationship…

Defining personality is challenging due to the various differentiated opinions that have been constructed over the years by many different personality psychologists (Mayer, 2005). An overall general assumption of personality is as follows: Personality is defined as the different characteristics each individual has which involves our emotional, motivational and cognitive aspects which influences how we think, feel and behave in order to understand the person as a whole and their individual…

Predominantly, people can have what is known as “Type A” or “Type B” personalities. Type A is characterized by an exaggerated sense of time urgency, a general sense of hostility, and intense ambition and competitiveness. These people naturally want to make improvements to things and change the world. Opposingly, they experience a higher amount of stress than do type B personalities. Type A people are constantly trying to do more in less time; this causes them to experience…

After searching through numerous pictures between the years of 2000 and 2003, I can conclude that my personality has not changed much since then. My parents always told me that I was a character because I would always be cracking jokes or I would be smiling and it would spread to everyone around me. To this day, I consider myself an optimistic individual. I like to see the good in everyone and every situation that I encounter. This was definitely easier when I was younger and the only person…