Schizoid personality disorder

Lisa was diagnosed as a sociopath, also called Antisocial Personality Disorder. She is the “villain” of the movie. She behaves badly, a bad influence to other patients, and pushes people to their breaking points. “Antisocial personality disorder is a disorder that is characterized by a long-standing pattern of disregard for other people’s rights, often crossing the line and violating those rights. A person with antisocial personality disorder (APD) often feels little or no empathy toward other…

Conflicted Avoidant Personality Disorder Overview According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders handbook, avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) affects persons who display a pattern of social inhibition, often considering themselves to be socially inept, which is why they avoid social interaction for fear of being rejected, ridiculed or humiliated. They are also extremely sensitive to negative feedback and evaluation, and feels inadequate and inferior. Passive…

As people set out on their personal legend only few will achieve their ultimate goals. People are scared to achieve these goals because of the fear of failure, love, fear of realizing the dream they have fought for all our lives, and from childhood people are told everything they want is impossible. In Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist, a young boy named Santiago, who was a shepherd decides to follow his dreams in finding treasure at the pyramids in Egypt. Santiago is faced with many obstacles…

Question 1 The main character of this film, Susanna Keysan, is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. This diagnosis is made after she is sent to a mental institution, due to a suicide attempt a few days prior. During the introduction, the movie only skims over how Susanna got sent away. The only distinct symptoms they show before admission is impulsivity in sexual relationships, a suicide attempt, and pessimism. Question 2 Susanna’s diagnosis should be taken into context. Girl,…

People with the disorder is a very low percentage. Studies show that more men have this disorder than women. They aren’t very sure why though. They say that psychopaths make up 0.5 to 1 percent of the general population in the U.S. Scientists say that there is about 250,000 psychopaths living freely in the U.S. People want to know how you recognize a psychopath. There is test that people take to see if they have the disorder. On this test it is used by a point system if…

control her bipolar disorder. The patient was in her late 50s, and had been taking this medication for approximately 30 years. She described to the General Practitioner her pathway to finding an exact combination of medications to control the disorder, and the times she had been non-adherent to the medication and the consequences of this. I decided to learn more about Bipolar Disorder, and the barriers to medication adherence. Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a medical disorder characterised by a…

on him are unstable relationships that have unbalanced Hamlet’s life. Hamlet’s symptom of unstable relations can be described as “veering from extreme closeness and love (idealization) to extreme dislike or anger (devaluation).” (“Borderline Personality Disorder” 1). Hamlet expresses his love to Ophelia in the beginning of the pay and ends up expressing extreme anger and violence after he finds out she was spying on him. He also shows mild anger and sadness towards his mother in the beginning…

various types of mental disorders are listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-V (DSM-V). Among all these disorders, personality disorder is one of the main types of disorder that impact individuals, and more specifically, the antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is one of the common personality disorders in the category of personality disorders. In order to provide optimal treatments for clients, clinicians need to figure out what kinds of mental disorders that…

behavior is linked to ¬¬¬different disorders is essential while striving to comprehend crime and its causes. Many professionals often assume psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder are identical, and interchangeably utilize the two terms. Upon further investigation and research, both have been proven to be in fact different, and entail different elements. Psychopathy is a bundle of socially deviant behaviors and personality traits; antisocial personality disorder, on the other hand, is…

The two main disruptive behavior disorders are oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder. While criteria have been listed in the DSM, this article aims to look at how these diagnoses occur differently in girls. These disorders play a major role in the types of struggles these children will face as they grow up. Some of the main issues seen are social dysfunction, antisocial behavior, and poor adjustment (Kann, R. T. & Hanna, F. J., 2000). It is shown that both the male and female…