Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder

It is a multidimensional construct and individuals who possess perfectionist traits generally have excessively high expectations and define their self worth with regards to the achievement or outcome of these events. It has been conceived as a personality disposition…

he, which is why she is so torn about their torrid affair. This lack of social standing for the unknown speaker and the Duke’s obsession with his give each a sense of arrogance that can be interpreted as a symptom of narcissism. Narcissistic personality disorder, or “a…

neither is any other person who walks this earth. It brings me great sorrow that people have the audacity to treat others with blatant disrespect and deliberately inflict pain on another human being because they are different. Narcissistic personality disorder is under review to be dropped from the new version of the psychological diagnostic manual because it is becoming so prevalent.…

shows many characteristics that resemble a narcissist. But is he a narcissist or someone with a narcissistic personality disorder? A narcissist is someone who is in love with him or her self. A person with narcissistic personality disorder is “conceited, boastful, or pretentious.” They view other people as inferior to them and treat them accordingly. Those with narcissistic personality disorder desire the best of the best, for instance; an extravagant vehicle or a prestigious home. They are…

disturbance, Tiffany demonstrates an unstable self-image and a sense of one’s self. She suffers from borderline personality disorder, Tiffany shows the typical signs and symptoms; she has shown high intense mood swings ranging from rage to complete sadness as said before, commonly for Tiffany she expresses very intense anger and cannot control her anger. Another contribution to her disorder is her reoccurring suicidal behavior, gestures and threats. When she had social interaction with Pat she…

Narcissism is desire for self gratitude and admiration of one self. Narcissism comes from Greek mythology, where the term narcissism came from young Narcissus. Narcissus fell in love with his reflection and lived for the compliments others gave him. Psychologists are trying to prove that each generation is becoming more narcissistic. Psychologists call this the narcissistic epidemic in today’s youth, and as time goes on the newer generations will be even more self absorbed. Although many…

Antisocial Personality Disorder In the world of psychology there are many psychological disorders that people suffer from. Antisocial personality disorder is one of many illnesses that a person can have. This disorder is also known as psychopathy or sociopathy. This illness is a mental health condition for which a person has an extended pattern of manipulation, exploitation and violation of the rights of others. Often this behavior is criminal. According to PSYCH Central staff, “antisocial…

Psychological Disorder Therapy Report: Narcissistic Personality Disorder Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a psychological disorder classified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as one of the 10 personality disorders. Unlike other disorders, there is no utilization of laboratory, blood or genetic tests in diagnosing NPD. Instead, they look for signs and symptoms, facilitate a thorough psychological evaluation through interviews and questionnaires, and…

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…

I have always been fascinated by the operations of the human brain, which is why I decided to study Psychology. When I was living in South Africa my major was law, and my minor was Criminology. Having this background and being able to see the difference in America has truly expanded my interest how the mind of a serial killer works. Who would ever guess that the baby born mere seconds ago would grow up to become a serial killer? Did Jeffrey Dahmer’s parents know that he would grow up to cut…