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Dependency and Depression
Although laboratory and field studies confirm that there is a positive relationship between level of dependency and level of depression in children, adolescents, and adults, the dependency-depression relationship is more complex than early researchers had thought. On the one hand, exaggerated dependency needs do in fact place an individual at increased risk for the subsequent […]
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Interpersonal correlates of dependency
In general, studies of the interpersonal correlates of dependency indicate that dependent persons adopt a passive, helpless stance in interpersonal interactions. Specifically, laboratory and field investigations indi- cate that individuals with a dependent personality ori- entation show high levels of suggestibility, cooperative- ness, compliance, and interpersonal yielding. These results are not surprising when one considers […]
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Dependency in Older Adults
There have been no published studies examining in- dividual differences in level of dependency in older adults. However, research suggests that, in general, older adults tend to exhibit more pronounced depen- dency needs than do younger adults. To some extent, the higher levels of dependency shown by older adults relative to younger adults reflects the […]
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Dependency in Adolescence and Adulthood
During adolescence, substantial sex differences in de- pendency emerge, with girls showing significantly higher levels of dependency than boys. This pattern of results is consistent across different cultures {e.g., American, British, Japanese, Indian, German, Israeli), and across different cultural groups within Ameri- can society. Moreover, the finding that females show higher levels of dependency than […]
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Childhood Antecedents of Dependency
The results of numerous studies indicate that over- protective, authoritarian parenting is a primary cause of exaggerated dependency needs during adolescence and adulthood. Prospective and retrospective studies of the parenting style-dependency link have produced highly similar results, allowing strong conclusions to be drawn regarding the etiology of dependent person- ality traits. Findings in this area […]
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How to transcend oneself
Transcending oneself is life’s lofty realm. Only beyond the self, can we clear our minds and calm thinking; and only this, can we find the true value of life. As a celebrity said: Every key moment of the life, every choice we made,in fact, that is a process in which if we can challenge ourselves […]
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What is Borderline Personality Disorder
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER is a term that identifies a heterogenous group of patients with serious character pathology and behavioral dis- turbances. The main features of this disorder are behavior that is impulsive, dramatic, and often self- destructive; moods that are labile and reactive to life circumstances; interpersonal relationships that are stormy; and a sense of […]
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Agoraphobia without History of Panic Disorder
A person with this disorder has never had problems that meet criteria for panic disorder. Instead, he or she fears, and may avoid, situations in which it would be difficult or embarrassing to leave in the event of the sud- den onset of anxiety, which may represent a “limited symptom attack” that would not include […]
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The relationship of suicide and mental disorder
The social control of psychiatric patients, both in hospital and community settings, is not limited to the question of violence to others. Mental health services are also concerned with reducing the incidence of self-harm and selfneglect. Rates of suicide among psychiatric patients are high for a number of reasons. Their labour market disadvantage places them […]
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Violence and mental disorder
While public prejudice, backed up at times by the views of politicians simply assumes that mental disorder predicts violence to others, the considered empirical position about this relationship has varied over time. Broadly three phases can be identified: 1 The negative relationship phase. Studies of the relationship between mental disorder and violence between 1925 and […]
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