Histrionic personality disorder

Decent Essays
Improved Essays
Superior Essays
Great Essays
Brilliant Essays
    Page 5 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Superior Essays

    genetic? There are many genetic disorders that attribute to violent and aggressive behavior, many of which happen to be hereditary. A great amount of serial killers also has had psychological disorders and neurophysiological problems, which also can be hereditary. Some serial killers have even committed crimes that relate to a type of illness that they have. These arguments show that there is a link between genetics and serial killers. There are several disorders…

    • 1652 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Robin Henderson displace symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). BPD is the most well-known and dramatic of the personality disorders which is characterize by severe impairment in functioning and has a high mortality rate. And has an extensive utilization of health care services. The major features of this disorder are patterns of marked instability in emotion regulation, self-image distortion, unstable interpersonal relationship and unstable mood. Likewise I believe has BPD as she…

    • 534 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Genie Diagnosis

    • 628 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Genies Symptoms and diagnosis. According to research done by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, there are around fourteen symptoms for Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD) (1). The Genie portrays all of them. The symptoms he shows include: • His need to be the center of attention • Provocative way of dressing, speaking, and/or moving • Not thinking before he acts • Easily bored • Acts very dramatically in his speech and actions • Rapid emotion change • excessively worried about how he looks •…

    • 628 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Ordinary People Analysis

    • 1581 Words
    • 7 Pages

    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…

    • 1581 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Patients Name: Amanda Diagnosis: Borderline Personality Disorder (Primary) DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder (Lyons&Martin,2013,p.204): 301.83 (F60.3) Borderline Personality Disorder A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked by impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following: 1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined…

    • 1726 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    borderline personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental disorder marked by a pattern of ongoing instability in moods, behavior, self-image, and functioning. These experiences often result in impulsive actions and unstable relationships. A person with BPD may experience intense episodes of anger, depression, and anxiety that may last from only a few hours to days.Someone with borderline personality disorder is a very manipulating person. Black widow used her disorder…

    • 590 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Introduction Definition of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a specific pattern of impairments and traits (dsm-5, 2015). In this paper, I provide background information about Bryce Larsen, my person of interest, I discuss the history, diagnostic criteria, and effects of BPD, and I apply this information to Bryce’s lived experiences. This paper is purely for educational purposes and not a true diagnosis of the individual represented. Background Information At thirty-one years old, Bryce,…

    • 1259 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), or emotional dysregulation disorder, is a disorder of personality. People with this disorder have very high rates of instability in their moods and behaviors. Trouble in social environments may be overly hyper or excessively unstable. BPD is most commonly caused by childhood trauma. It does not usually seem apparent until early adulthood. One can detect BPD by having extreme struggles with relationships and trust. If you have an excessive amount of concern…

    • 255 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Great Essays

    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,…

    • 1821 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Great Essays

    Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is “ a disorder characterized by a pattern of intense and chaotic relationships, with affective instability, fluctuating and extreme attitudes regarding other people, impulsivity, direct and indirect self-destructive behavior, and lack of a clear or certain sense of identity, life plan, or values.” (Townsend, 2015, p.900). I chose BPD as my topic because my most interesting patient on the behavioral health unit was diagnosed with BPD. Also, BPD appears to be…

    • 1282 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50