Avoidant personality disorder

There are a range of colors like there are a range of personalities. Today, there are a lot of color tests you can take and the best test you can take is the Hartman Color Test. The test helps people understand what type of personality they are. The test will score a person either red, blue, yellow, or white. My first personality color is blue, and the secondary color type is white. I was given the personality trait of the color blue, because I always think my heart. My secondary color is the…

PC5002 - Case Study - DSM-V The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been created to facilitate mental health professionals to correspond in applying a common diagnostic language. The first precursor was published in 1917, followed by the first DSM in 1952. The first versions of the DSM had now questionable concepts and suggestions. To avoid these mistakes and because of a constant evolving of psychological concepts and the understanding of mental health, the DSM is…

study Dissociative Identity Disorder: Multiple Personality is a case study about a 38-year-old woman named Paula, who had a Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). In the case study, Dr. Harpin, Paula’s psychologist, discovered and treated Paula’s case of DID throughout many sessions. Paula was a divorced mother of two children, who experienced amnesia in her everyday life. Throughout Paula’s sessions with Dr. Harpin, Dr. Harpin discovered four dissociative personalities within Paula; Caroline,…

leading character Mona Vanderwaal who suffered from personality disorders, or at least says the psychologist that Mona is seeing throughout the show; however I believe she could also suffer from an anxiety disorder due to Alison Dilaurentis that is revealed later in the show. Lastly, I believe that the victim and the devil of the show, Alison, suffers from being a pathological liar and D.I.D (dissociative disorder) The particular personality…

mental illness in his family. In his play A Streetcar Named Desire, he projected many of these disorders he encountered in his life onto his characters that he created in the play. The play implies that these characters could have some of these mental illnesses, particularly the main character of the play, Blanche DuBois. Signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are shown in her character and are significantly shown throughout the play as her…

Antisocial personality disorder is usually described as a personality disorder in which a person’s cognition and personality is impaired. This symptom causes an individual to suffer from both self and interpersonal functioning. According to the DSM-V, an individual with antisocial personality disorder must exhibit antagonism and disinhibiting. They also have impaired personal and interpersonal functioning. This disorder is closely connected to criminal behavior. An individual with antisocial…

Following psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder, I believe that a good way to explain Vlad Dracula’s violent behavior is through social learning theory. Social Learning Theory is the belief that, learning is a cognitive process that occurs through of social contexts, either through observation or instruction, experienced as an adolescent. As I described earlier in this paper, at the age of, either 12 or 13, Dracula, along with his brother Ruda, were both sent to be captives of the…

Presenting Problem/Initial Observations Richard Madden was born in 1986 but insists that I refer to him as “Prince Kit” in any interaction with him. His father, Derek Jacobi, requested an evaluation of Richard due to recent changes in mood that have affected the daily life of both Richard, his father, and many employees. Unfortunately, Derek passed away a few days later after he sought help for his son. However, Richard does not seem to acknowledge any issues with his behavior, but has agreed…

A disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorder it is a psychological disorder which is most common on childhood and adolescence. This disorders makes the child aggressive and tend to have a not great behavior. This disorders it often seen as the precursor to an antisocial personality disorders as, they are not a diagnosed is until the child is 18 years old. They have the ability to recognize the feelings of the rest of the people. The child without a CD is unable to place themselves in other…

Introduction The case study that will be discussed in this paper refers to Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis. In the case study Toni Abbott was identified as a consumer. At that time she was 18 year old. She lives at home with her mother and step-father. Toni has just completed her Year 12 schooling. She has been enrolled in her first semester as a student at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), where she will complete a Certificate III in Childcare. In the case study, Toni…