Types of Personality Disorders reaching consequences for that person's

psychological adjustment and relationship with others

Personality
- psychological researchers refer to personality as the Personality disorders differ from other psychological disorders.
characteristics and qualities that form a person's They don't affect just one aspect of a person's life such as
distinctive behavior higher-than-normal anxiety or depressed mood, but it affects
- sum of all the physical, mental, emotional, and social their entire life. Their personality is so rigid and their inability to
characteristics of a person adapt to social demands, social constructs and life changes
make life difficult for a person with a personality disorder to fit in
Personality disorders
with those around them or others in their lives. It is very difficult
- maladaptive or rigid behavior patterns or personality
for them to have normal relationships both platonic and non-
traits are associated with states of personal distress or
platonic relationships
impair the person's ability to function and social or
occupational roles Personality disorders can be grouped into three clusters A, B
- People with personality disorders do not generally and C
recognize the need to change themselves.
cluster A
- personality disorders may be organized into three
- consists of people who are seen as odd or eccentric by
clusters labeled A, B, and C
others
- This includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal
• The warning signs of personality disorders emerge or
personality disorders
are usually seen during childhood and develop further
as the person ages. Some of the common signs of a cluster B
developing personality disorder in childhood are - consist of people who are seen as very dramatic,
disturbed conduct, depression, anxiety, and emotional, or erratic
immaturity. - this includes antisocial borderline, histrionic, and
• Often, people with personality disorders don't realize narcissistic personality disorders
they have a personality disorder. They often do not feel
that they need to change, and they fail to see how their cluster C
behaviors are disrupting their lives other people around - consists of people whose main emotion is anxiety or
them. They often blame others for their own problems fearfulness
before considering themselves as the source of the - this includes avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-
problem. compulsive personality disorders
• They believe their traits are ego-syntonic meaning Paranoid Personality Disorder
they believe their behaviors and feelings are natural - are unduly suspicious and mistrustful of others to the
parts of the self, perhaps that everyone feels as they do point of their relationships suffered but they do not
because they believe their behaviors and feelings to be hold the more flagrant delusions typical of
natural they are less likely to seek professional help schizophrenia
themselves and are more likely to be brought to the - The pervasive suspiciousness can be to the point
attention of a mental health professional by others. On where they interpret other people's behavior as
the contrary to those with anxiety and mood which are deliberately threatening or demeaning, they may
ego-dystonic they do not see their behaviors as part of become suspicious of family members, co-workers,
themselves and thus are more likely to seek help neighbors, friends, relatives, and strangers
themselves. - They are very sensitive to criticism whether is the
Borderline personality disorder criticism is real or imagined and take offense in the
• People with borderline personality disorder are often slightest comments about them although suspicious
of co-workers people with paranoid personality can
severely depressed and turned to self-mutilation in a
twisted attempt to escape from emotional pain but generally maintain employment
- people who hold grudges have few friends, suspect
their problems lie deeper than depression. They
their spouses of infidelity without evidence to back up
involve the kinds of rigid inflexible and maladaptive
their suspicions and are more likely to confide and
behavior patterns that clinicians classify as
personality disorders others have characteristics of paranoid personality
disorder
- people with paranoid personality disorder are unlikely
• These behavior patterns involve maladaptive
to seek treatment for themselves and are more often
expressions of personality traits which have far-
men than women
 - for example, if Shelley's friend tells her she speaks rather than people these are all characteristics of
softly she may overthink this comment and interpret as someone who may have schizoid personality disorder
a threat on her character this may lead to not trusting
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
this friend and become suspicious of her at the
- Schizotypal personalities appear odd or eccentric in
workplace. Shelley is angered by the comments and
their thoughts, mannerisms and behavior but not to the
holds a grudge against her friend, one of only a few
degree found in schizophrenia
friends that she has. Shelley is also very jealous and
- They experience ideas of reference this could mean
possessive of her partner and often accuses him of
experiencing a coincidence. However, someone with
infidelity. Shelley is most likely suffering from paranoid
schizotypal personality disorder may interpret
personality disorder
coincidence as something more than having a strong
- other characteristics of someone with paranoid
personal connection or strong personal significance.
personality disorder are hyper vigilance, cold, aloof,
This could mean hearing a song on the radio and
scheming, devious, humorless, and argumentative
believing the song is about them personally.
- it is important not to get this confused with cultural and
- They lack self-direction and often do not know where
socio-political factors, members of immigrants or
they are headed in life in the sense of trouble and
ethnic minority groups and other cultures may seem as
setting and maintaining goals. They may be very
they have paranoid personality disorder and some
anxious in social situations and environments and thus
seem guarded this is most likely due to the fact they are
have difficulty forming close relationships
unfamiliar with the language used and the cultural
- studies have shown that the social anxiety that
norms, rules and regulation of the majority culture
someone was schizotypal personality disorder is
- it is also important not to get us confused with
correlated with paranoid thinking such as fears that
paranoid delusions as seen in schizophrenia
others may harm them rather than the thought of being
Schizoid Personality Disorder rejected by others
- describes people who have little if any interest in social - There are also high-risk to suffer from other
relationships psychological disorders such as mood disorders,
- show a restricted range of emotional expression and anxiety and an increased risk of suicidal behavior
appear distant and aloof social isolation and a lack of - people with schizotypal personality disorder may also
social interest and others characterizes schizoid engage in magical thinking, this is where they believe
personality disorder that one event happen as a result of another however
- Their emotional expression usually appear to be no link between the two events can be found an
shallow or blunted but not to the degree as in example of this would be because my ears are red in
schizophrenia color thus someone must be talking about me
- rarely experienced strong emotions in any direction someone overly superstitious it can also be described
anger, joy or sadness and rarely smile back when as having a sixth sense, their speech may be vague but
someone smiles them such as when passing them in a not incoherent or filled with loose associations as seen
hallway as schizophrenia they may display odd, eccentric and
- men with schizoid personality disorder rarely date or unusual mannerisms and engage in unusual behaviors
marry while women are more likely to accept romantic such as talking to themselves in the presence of others
advances and marry however seldom initiate the - Just as in schizoid personality disorder those with
relationship or develop strong attachments to their schizotypal personality disorder are socially
partner. However this distance not just with their withdrawn and aloof with very few if any close friends
partners but with all other social relationships may be - for example if Shelley feels she is possessed with
superficial, they may have deep curiosities about having a sixth sense as being able to read someone's
people and want to have closer relationships and mind, talks to herself frequently while others are
wishes for love however they cannot express it around and engaging in a conversation with herself that
- for example, Rico can't be described as a loner he is unrelated to the conversation around her speaks to
doesn't show interest in social relationships and others in a vague but not incoherent manner, believes
appears distance to those around him he rarely shows that those around her are talking about her even though
any form of emotional expression and seems the conversations around her are about the weather.
indifferent to praise and criticism. He may put on a Shelley may be described as having schizotypal
superficial display of social aloofness, however personality disorder
harbors a deep want for love that he cannot express. - schizotypal personality disorder affects about 4.6
He often shows deep feelings and affection for animals percent of the general population slightly more
 common in males and higher rates among african- diagnosis is converted into antisocial personality
americans and Caucasians and Hispanics disorder
- mental health professionals are careful not to label - over time antisocial and criminal behavior decline and
schizotypal behavior patterns that reflect culturally may disappear altogether by the age of 40 however not
determined beliefs or religious rituals such as the so for the underlying personality traits such as guiltless
belief in voodoo manipulative meanness and foolishness towards
- some of the traits of schizotypal personality are similar others. Often antisocial behavior and criminal behavior
to that of schizophrenia just not as severe as seen in are linked to one another. While there is an association
schizophrenia between the two not everyone who has antisocial
- recently it has been found that schizophrenia and personality disorder will become a criminal and not all
schizotypal personality share a common genetic basis criminals have antisocial personality disorder
and brain abnormalities however there are very few - many with antisocial personality disorder are law-
cases of people diagnosed with schizotypal disorder to abiding citizens and can be quite successful however
go on and develop full-on schizophrenia they may still have the personality traits
- there are two dimensions to antisocial personality
disorder: the personality Domitian who only
Cluster B personality disorders possesses the core traits and the behavioral
Domitian who act out generally unstable and have
Antisocial Personality Disorder frequent problems with the law
- you may hear people use the word antisocial as a - for example two people who know her casually, Shelly
means to describe that they don't like to be around or is very charming but underneath her superficial charm
talk to new people, this is not what it means to have is a monster she is impulsive, self-centered,
antisocial personality disorder and is an improper use insensitive to others, irresponsible, has little anxiety,
of the word antisocial this is more along the lines of and feels no guilt or remorse when she hurts someone
avoidant personality which is in cluster C she blames others for her problems and rarely learns
- people with antisocial personality disorder are from her mistakes she sees others as tools to be used
antisocial in a sense that they persistently engage in to meet her own needs while she can appear to be the
behavior that violates social norms and the rights of nicest person in the world if you get in her way watch
others and who tend to show no remorse for their out Shelley is most likely manifesting antisocial
misdeeds in some cases they may even break the law personality disorder
- can also be described as guiltless, impulsive and
irresponsible the often shows superficial charm and Borderline Personality Disorder
lack truthfulness they repeatedly lie and con others - is defined in terms of instability and self-image,
they will even use aliases for personal gain and relationships and mood people with borderline
pleasure personality disorder often engage in impulsive acts
- often people with antisocial personality disorder that are frequently self-destructive
engage in reckless behavior causing them to risk their - characterized by unstable self-image history of
own safety or risk the safety of others without caring unstable relationships and dramatic mood changes or
- mental health professionals have used the word difficulty regulating their emotions
sociopaths and Psychopaths to refer to people who - people with borderline personality disorder may have
have antisocial personality disorder fragile personal identities and may be uncertain of their
- psychopath refers to the idea that is pathological issue values, goals, careers, and even their sexual
with their person's psychological functioning orientation this is what causes them to have their deep
- sociopath this refers to the person's social deviance sense of emptiness
- antisocial personality disorder is found more in males - they often have a fear of abandonment and thus tend
than females occurring in about 1% of women and 6% to be clingy and demanding and their personal
of males relationships but this in turn can push others away they
- it is often seen more and lower socioeconomic groups have rapid alterations between idealization and
- it is also diagnosed in those who are 18 years of age or outrage towards others in addition to these rapid
older however the pattern of antisocial personality or alterations they have the inability to reconcile positive
antisocial behavior may begin in childhood around age and negative aspects of self and others resulting in
8 sudden shifts between positive and negative feelings
- it is often diagnosed as conduct disorder and if this is called splitting
common disorder persists into adulthood the
 - borderline personality disorder affects about 1.6 seen in histrionic Personality Disorder to a whole new
percent of the population and is seen more in women level they absolutely expect and even demand that
than men others notice them their qualities and even when their
- prone to fighting and exhibit array at the slightest sign accomplishments are ordinary they expect to be
of rejection or for no reason at all admired for it
- there's six criteria and you had to meet six or nine or - they are very self-absorbed and lack empathy for
something you had to meet a majority of the criteria others however they are more able to recognize their
- they may engage in self-mutilation such as cutting as a thoughts and actions and thus their relationships with
means of temporarily block or escaping from deep others tend to be more stable than those with
emotional pain borderline personality disorder
- another reason may be as an expression of anger or a - are obsessed with fantasies of success, power, love,
means of manipulating others cutting may also serve and recognition just like those of histrionic they
as a way to counteract self-reported feelings of gravitate to careers where they would be the center of
numbness attention however feel of jealousy and envy of those
who achieve greater success despite their
personalities they tend to be quite successful in their
histrionic Personality Disorder
careers although they exaggerate their
- tend to be highly dramatic and emotional in their
accomplishments
behavior
- tend to be very self-centered but their emotions Avoidant Personality Disorder
typically seem shallow exaggerated and even volatile - describes people who are so terrified of rejection and
in the case of receiving bad or sad news their emotions criticism that they are generally unwilling to enter
are often overdramatic and they become unusually relationships without unusually strong reassurances of
upset and in good news show exaggerated happiness acceptance because of this they may have very few
and delight they often demand that others meet their relationships outside their immediate family for those
needs for attention and then play the victim when with avoidant personality they may be unwilling to have
others don't meet their expectations they are strong relationships with extended family members
intolerant of delays of gratification meaning they want they also avoid group activities both in work and
what they want when they want it. often they are drawn recreational because of the fear of rejection
to fads and even may dress over-the-top, it may be - they prefer to be alone dislike parties unless they are
difficult for those with histrionic Personality Disorder absolutely assured of acceptance
to develop intimate relationships and having a long - in comparison with schizoid and schizotypal
lasting partner because their relationships are often personality disorders they have social withdrawal
very shallow and they tend to be wrapped too much on however they still have interest and warmth towards
themselves they often use their physical appearance other people
to draw attention to themselves and act to the far end - it is their fear of rejection that prevents them from
of the spectrum of their genders, males tend to act and pursuing relationships and meet their needs for
dress very macho while women tend to act and dress affection
overly feminine a history on personality may lead to - in a social situation such as a party, family get-together,
wanting to pursue a career in modeling or acting as or in a room with a group of people they tend to stay
they would be the center of attention near walls and avoid conversing with others they have
- may have very fragile sense of self-worth and fragile a fear of embarrassment because of these internal
self-esteem they often try to impress others to boost feelings they exaggerate the effort evolved and trying
their self-worth and if they lose the attention they have new things even the simplest things
gained or fall out of the limelight depression may - social phobia often co-occurs with avoidant
emerge personality disorder suggesting there may be a genetic
link
- avoidant personality affects about 2.4 percent of the
narcissistic personality disorder general population
- have inflated or grandiose senses of themselves and - as an example let's say Rico wants to be involved with
like those with histrionic personalities demand to be people in fact he truly loves people and has strong
the center of attention needs for affection and acceptance but his fears of
- have an inflated sense of self and they have an extreme rejection and public embarrassments prevents him
need for admiration they take wanting to be the center from reaching out to those around him instead he
sticks to his routine and refuses to take any risk or try
 anything new. Rico is most likely suffering from them more so than to other people despite the fact that
avoidant personality disorder the description is actually filled with information that
applies to everyone and psychology this may be if you
Dependent Personality disorder
see a list of several psychological disorders and
- are overly dependent on others and have extreme
identify with many of them despite not suffering from
difficulty acting independently or making even the
any remember the quintessential aspect of a
smallest decisions on their own
psychological disorder it must affect your daily
- they become severely attached in their relationships
functioning in all situations for example if you like to
and extremely fearful of separation, they depend on
have your bookshelf clean, tidy and organize your
others advice and aid to make some of the smallest
books from tallest to shortest but have a messy room
decisions such as what to wear for the day to the grand
or let the dishes pile up without an overwhelming
.decisions such as who should they marry. Even when
feeling of anxiousness you do not have obsessive-
marriage occurs they depend on their spouse to make
compulsive personality disorder
the decisions as to how they should live, how to raise
- controversies and problems attend the classification
their children, who they can become friends with,
of personality disorders including lack of
where they can work, how to spend their money, and
demonstrated reliability and validity, too much overlap
what they can do for fun and to relax, they rely on
among the categories which you may have noticed,
others to run their lives
difficulty in distinguishing between variations in normal
- is more often seen in women than men often apply to
behavior and abnormal behavior, underlying sexist
those that who have such a fear of abandonment that
biases and certain categories and confusion of labels
they tolerates husbands who openly cheat on them,
with explanations
abuse them, and use their family resources up
- for sexist biases there is a stereotypical feminine
however a diagnosis of dependent personality disorder
behaviors identified as pathological with greater
is controversial as this would be victim blaming there
frequency than stereotypical masculine behaviors
is a link to other psychological disorders such as mood
- another problem is the diagnostic criteria itself if we
disorders and social phobia and it's also associated
were to take a look at the DSM diagnostic criteria for
with hypertension, cardiovascular disorder, and
antisocial personality disorder, the criteria states only
gastrointestinal source such as ulcers
three other traits need to be seen in a person to warrant
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder but why
- have various traits such as orderliness perfectionism, three? what if a person shows signs of two but very
rigidity, and over attention to detail but are without the strongly or show signs of three but very mild forms of
true obsessions and compulsions associated with the behavior described. do these cases warrant a
obsessive compulsive anxiety disorder diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder? the
- they are preoccupied with perfection and thus their criteria can be very difficult to draw a line as to when
work is usually completed after the deadline if ever at someone should be diagnosed with a personality
all because they focus on every single small detail that disorder the same can be said of all personality
others find trivial, they often start and then redo their disorders and many of the disorders described in the
work several times over or ruminate about their work dsm-5
so much that they never actually get started because - also many of the behaviors described in the
of this they often fail to live up to their own personality disorders and other disorders are found in
expectations the general population in some degree
- because of their rigidity it affects their social - antisocial personality disorder it consists of being
relationships and insist doing things the way they want deceitful or lying for personal gain, failure to plan ahead
to rather than trying to compromise or make a deal with and impulsive behavior all three of these are also seen
others, they find it difficult to make decisions and often in the general population however an explanation for
wait to make the decision later, sometimes too late this is how often does it affect your daily functioning
- they tend to be stingy with their money and their and your relationships? If not, then you do not have
belongings they find it difficult to be relaxed and thus antisocial personality disorder
they tend to act formal in relationships and inflexible - the DSM categorizes psychological disorders and this
on issues of morality and ethics is one of the reasons why these controversies happen
however the dimensional model of personality
Barnum / Forer Effect disorders depicts personality disorders as
- is the phenomenon that occurs when individuals maladaptive and extreme variations of personality
believe that personality disorders apply specifically to traits commonly found within the general population
 - how often does the behavior occur and to what are revolves around them. parents who teach their
extreme does it occur? does it affect your daily children that anything is possible and cherish them,
functioning in all dimensions personal or school etc.? builds their self-esteem while also disciplining their
if it doesn't the dimensional model would not suggest children properly as they grow and learn
a diagnosis the categorical way of diagnosing - a lack of parental empathy and support may cause the
personality disorders is currently under review and will child to develop pathological narcissism they fail to
be updated in the next version of the DSM develop a sense of Worth and self-esteem and often
- another problem is distinguishing normal and have damaged self-concept while feeling they are
abnormal behaviors many other traits described in incapable of being loved, they feel vulnerable and have
personality disorders are traits the general population difficulty or fail to achieve social and occupational
experience in a lesser degree just because you are goals
suspicious does not mean you have paranoid disorder - Otto Kornberg described borderline personality
or if you make a quick decision without thinking of the disorder developing due to failure in early childhood to
consequences or the effects does not mean you have develop a sense of constancy and unity in one's image
antisocial personality disorder. if you want to avoid a of oneself and others. In his view when parents failed
large party that does not mean you have avoidant to meet all of their children's needs they may associate
personality disorder. just because you brag about images of a comforting good mother with those of a
yourself that does not you are narcissistic. In some withholding bad mother. This may cause them later in
cases this behavior is warranted and considered life to have rapidly shifting attitude towards others
normal just as in having a depressed move when a idolizing them one moment and rejecting them the next
loved one passes away it is normal to be in a depressed - Margaret Mahler explained borderline personality
state for a while this is not seen as having major disorder resulting from separation from the mother
depressive disorder figure and early childhood she believed that in early
- the defining traits of personality disorders can also be childhood children develop a symbiotic attachment to
seen as normal personality traits mental health their mothers meaning a state of oneness, where the
professionals should only apply a diagnosis of a child's identity is deeply rooted in the mothers.
personality disorder if the pattern of the behavior However over time a child separates themselves from
disrupts the functioning and cause significant personal their mothers and develop their own identity. This can
distress to a person be a difficult process and the mother may disrupt this
process if they refuse to let the child to develop their
Psychodynamic Perspectives
own sense of self or to push quickly towards
- this is still difficult to determine in explaining independence the tendencies of people with
personality disorders traditional Freudian Theory borderline personalities to react to others with
focused on unresolved oedipal conflicts and ambivalence and to alternate between love and hate
explaining normal and abnormal personality are suggested there was difficulties in the separation
developments. Freud believe that when a child process and childhood
resolves the Oedipus complex they would obtain the
Learning & Family Perspectives
moral principles held by their parents and form the
super-ego, if something were to interfere with this - learning theorists view personality disorders in terms
process it would prevent the child from forming moral of maladaptive pattern behavior rather than
standards experiencing guilt and remorse and possibly personality traits
develop antisocial person network and anti-social - learning theorists seek to identify the early learning
behavior experiences and present reinforcers that may explain
- more recent psychodynamic theorists have focused the development and maintenance of personality
on the pre-oedipal period ages 18 months to 3 years disorders
and explaining the development of such personality - for example children who are regularly discouraged
disorders as narcissistic and borderline personality from speaking their minds may develop dependent
- Hance Kohath described the idea of self psychology behavior patterns or excessive parental discipline may
which emphasizes on processes and the development lead to obsessive compulsive behaviors
of a cohesive sense of self his focus was the - if Rico had a lack of reward or encouragement or even
development of self-esteem values and a realistic discouragement for exploratory behavior when he was
sense of the self as opposed to narcissistic personality a child a learning theorist may believe that this may be
he labeled early childhood as having healthy the reason as to why Rico suffers from dependent
narcissism where feel powerful enough as the world personality disorder as an adult
 - many theorists have argued that disturbed family - the effects of poverty and drug abuse can lead to family
relationships play roles in the development of many disorganization and disintegration making it less likely
personality disorders that children will receive the nurturance and support to
- antisocial personality disorder is connected with help them develop more socially adaptive behavior
parental rejection or neglect and parental modeling of patterns
antisocial behavior children - antisocial personality disorder is reported most
- who are rejected or neglected by their parents may not frequently among people from the lower
develop attachment to socioeconomic classes. maladjustments in school
- others other family perspectives can include may lead to alienation and frustration and larger
childhood physical or sexual abuse and parental off society
protection and authoritarianism
Treatment of Personality Disorders
- according to the family perspective the key factors and
the development of antisocial personality are parental - people with personality disorders believe others not
rejection, parental neglect, and failure of the parents to themselves need to change this is what makes it hard
show love to the child for people to realize they need to seek treatment
- when they are unhappy or distressed they do not see
Biological Perspectives
their own behavior as being the cause of their stress or
- research on biological perspectives have shown unhappiness. this is the contributing factor as to why
familial links and various personality disorder they make dim others and believe they are the ones
suggesting that genetic factors play a role that need to change not themselves
- some research evidence shows that people with - people with personality disorders do not seek help for
antisocial personalities not only lack emotional their personality disorders on their own or argue with
responsiveness to physical threatening stimuli but also those that suggest they need help when they finally get
have reduced levels of autonomic reactivity help often they drop out of treatment or do not
- people with antisocial personalities may also require cooperate despite
higher levels of stimulation to maintain optimal levels - these occurrences there is strong evidence that
of arousal supports the effectiveness of psychotherapy for
- there is evidence that shows a genetic link between personality disorders
several other personality disorders and thus
Psychodynamic Approaches
personality traits may represent interaction of genetic
factors and life experiences - psychodynamic approaches are often used to help
- research shows that both genetic and environmental those with personality disorders become aware of
factors strongly influence the risk of a person their self-defeating behaviors and learn more adaptive
developing an antisocial personality disorder ways of relating to others, it helps them gain
- other research shows that people with antisocial awareness of how their behaviors caused the
personalities have lower galvanic skin response levels problems and distress in their relationships they have
when they were expecting painful stimuli than in or have lost
normal controls this shows there is a lack of anxiety - the therapy is very straightforward and confrontational
and threatening situations. the craving for stimulation that addresses the person's defenses
model shows that people with antisocial personality
disorder need more stimulation than other people to Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches
maintain interest and function normally
- in cognitive behavioral therapy it focuses on changing
- brain imaging links borderline personality and
maladaptive behaviors and thought patterns rather
antisocial personality disorder to dysfunctions in parts
than the personality structures
of the brain involved in regulating emotions and
- techniques use include modeling and operant
impulsive behaviors, most directly implicated are the
conditioning mainly reinforcements, they are taught
prefrontal cortex and deeper brain structures and the
behaviors that are likely to be reinforced by others and
limbic system
when they are reinforced they are likely to repeat that
Sociocultural Perspectives behavior
- cognitive behavioral therapy has shown to be very
- social cultural theorists focus on adverse social effective and anxiety so it is not surprising that it is also
conditions that may contribute to the development of the case in cluster C disorders
personality disorders especially antisocial personality - the cognitive behavioral approach which focuses on
identifying and correcting distorted thinking has been
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and when combined with mindfulness meditation it
disorders other impulse control problems such as compulsive
shows more pronounced effects when the cognitive
internet use are presently under consideration for
behavioral approach is combined with mindfulness
meditation it is called dialectical behavioral therapy 51:34
when treating personality disorders with
inclusion in the diagnostic manual kleptomania is a type of
Biological Approaches impulse control disorder characterized by repeated acts
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medication they do not directly treat the personality disorder of compulsive stealing stolen objects are typically of little value
they treat other symptoms of psychological or used to
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disorders that may also accompany the personality disorder the person it is not typically motivated by anger or vengeance
such as oppression and anxiety atypical people with kleptomania experience pleasurable
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antipsychotics may be beneficial and controlling excitement or gratification when they engage in compulsive
aggressiveness and self-destructive behavior in those with stealing
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borderline personality disorder however the effects are modest intermittent explosive disorder or AED is an impulse control
and the drugs disorder that includes impulsiveness and
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carry serious potential side-effects researchers suspect that uncontrollable aggressiveness they lash out at others with
the impulsive episodes of violent
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aggressive behaviors typical of some personality disorders may rage and loss of control may destroy others property before their
be related to episodes of
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deficiencies in serotonin as well in addition to personality rage and violent outbursts they are in a state of tension and they
disorders problems with impulsiveness as seen in have a sense of relief after their outburst they
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borderline personality disorder are not limited to those with often try to justify their behavior but they still feel remorse and
personality disorders the DSM categorizes regret because of their harm their behavior
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psychological disorders that are characterized by failure to causes Road incidents and road rage is common with ie d there
control impulses temptations or drives that are links of
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result in harm to oneself or others as an impulse control childhood trauma violent behaviors and the of elements of ie D
disorders impulse for instance if
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control disorders in the dsm-5 are grouped in a broader category Shelly just received a phone call letting her know she received a
of disruptive impulse-control and conduct late charge for not paying or credit card on
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