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schizoid personality disorder symptoms side effects
schizoid personality disorder symptoms side effects Schizoid personality disorder (SdPD) is seen as an ego-syntonic introversion, with the suff erer having little interest in others, no close friends except fi rst-degree relatives, and no pleasure in anything except for a few activities (Parnas et al., 2005). SdPD is characterized as “a pervasive pattern of detachment […]
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paranoid personality disorder treatment
paranoid personality disorder treatment Paranoid Personality Disorder Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) has three main features: (1) a pervasive, long-standing, and unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust of people, (2) hypersensitivity when interacting with others, seeing their motivation as malevolent, and (3) emotional detachment (Maxmen and Ward, 1995). Robert, a second-year doctoral student, was referred to the counseling […]
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characteristics of personality disorder
characteristics of personality disorder Personality disorders diff er from other mental disorders in that they are traits and features of personality and not a transient state of being. Recognizing this diff erence, the American Psychiatric Association (1980) created a separate axis for personality disorders distinct from other mental disorders in the DSM third edition. Whether […]
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Sleep disturbance or nightmares about personality disorder
These are common problems often experienced by people with personality disorder. The night-time can be a very difficult period when left with no distractions: alone with their thoughts, the patient may often find themselves desperate for morning. Yet when it arrives they are so tired as a result of their nocturnal ruminations that they are […]
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Dependence about personality disorder
This can often be heard as an excuse used to avoid offering help to people with personality disorder. Some health care professionals may fear offering services in case it promotes dependence. While dependence can be a genuine problem at times, it is a necessary part of the healing process. Dependence can best be viewed as […]
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anger can be a problem for personality disorder
This can be a huge problem for those with personality disorder. Both overexpression or under-expression can be the problem for this group of clients. Both can occur in the same person at the same time. Those with personality disorder often have a heightened sense of injustice and will often be the first to respond if […]
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Mood instability about personality disorder
This is a chronic problem for people with personality disorder. Relatively small things can have huge consequences. This causes further problems for the person who cannot explain their emotions in terms of an understandable response to circumstances. This leads to one of the most difficult presentations seen in personality disorder: ‘exaggerations and untruths’. People with […]
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Self-harm about personality disorder
This symptom is so common among those with personality disorder that to some health care professionals it has become almost diagnostic of personality disorder. This is a dangerous simplification for, although it is true that many people who have personality disorder do self-harm, there are many people who self-harm that do not have a personality […]
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Lack of ‘core identity’ about personality disorder
People with personality disorder often have difficulty understanding who they really are. Often they describe feeling like they are nothing or nobody. In a healthy personality, people develop traits and choose values in response to their experiences. They choose what aspects of society and culture are important to them. Over time, these choices become integrated […]
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SOME FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONALITYDISORDER
SOME FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONALITYDISORDER There is a group of behaviours that, although seen in normal healthy interactions,are taken to extremes or carried out in an inappropriate manner by those with personality disorder. These are: • always being nice to everyone • ignoring one’s own needs and putting everyone else first • never letting people […]
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