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    Borderline Personality Disorder LeeAnn Larsen Community College of Aurora Psychology 102 Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is defined by 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…

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    A personality disorder is a mental condition in which people do not think regularly nor do they function properly. They may have an irregular relationship with someone due to their misinterpretations on different situations and people. Someone who suffers from a personality disorder may not be aware that they have a problem because that is what they think is right. In the story Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, I have found that many characters have many symptoms of personality disorders.…

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    the evidence of improvement in symptoms, social functioning, or core psychopathology after psychodynamic therapy or cognitive therapy? Is there evidence of improvement in specific types of personality disorders after psychodynamic therapy or cognitive behavior therapy?, Do individuals with personality disorders recover after psychodynamic therapy or cognitive behavior therapy? Are there differences between self-report and observational measures? Is there a correlation between outcome and…

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    and loving wife in the beginning of the play. As Lady Macbeth got her wish of being Queen her mental state began to deteriorate. Through her thoughts, beliefs, and actions Lady Macbeth clearly suffers from postpartum depression and borderline personality disorder. Early in the play Lady Macbeth showed symptoms of postpartum depression. Symptoms of postpartum depression may include “excessive irritability or anger with partner, baby or other children, guilt or negative thoughts about being a bad…

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    The review says that overprotective and authoritarian parenting styles have been linked to the development of Dependent Personality Disorders because when a child is reinforced by their parent to be extremely compliant, that child is likely to see themselves as dependent or helpless in future relationships they develop (Disney, 2013). This clinical review talks about how children…

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    disturbing and evil characters we encounter from any of the stories. A sociopath is as “defined as a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience.” The website Pyschcentral.com says that sociopath is a “pop psychology” term used to describe antisocial personality disorders. Many antisocial personality disorder share similar traits such as breaking the rules or laws, lying or deceiving others, having little regards for…

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    To be or not to be deceitful is a question that many often face. Works of literature commonly include characters who intentionally deceive others. These characters’ dishonesty often leads to distrust between them, testing each character’s morals. In his play Hamlet, William Shakespeare, incorporates characters with deceitful minds illustrate distrust between the Hamlet’s family and friends of the family. Throughout Hamlet a web of deceit develops because of the actions of Hamlet, Claudius,…

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    Organized vs. Disorganized Profiling The main purpose of using organized and disorganized profiling tactics is to establish the basis of the perpetrators personality in order to make a prediction of where they may fit into society when looking for suspects. An organized killer/perpetrator is classified by the FBI as an individual that is non-social, controlling, cunning, and a planner, along with having a smart sense of the law and forensics, making it easy for them to avoid being caught and…

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    Essay Famous People With Personality Disorders Dejoure Boland Thursday April 27, 2017 Prawl Word count : 891 One in four people in the United States will be diagnosed with a form of personality disorder (World Health Organization). Many things can bring on the onset of a personality disorder such as stress or a need to cope with some sort of trauma. Or a person can be predisposed to having a personality disorder due to genetics. Having a personality disorder is not impossible to…

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    Borderline Personality Disorder LeeAnn Larsen Community College of Aurora Psychology 102 Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is defined by 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…

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