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March, 2016

cluster b personality disorders

cluster b personality disorders Cluster B is characterized by erratic, overemotional, and dramatic presentations (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Magnavita (1997) terms this cluster the “mixed-results” group, because there is signifi cant diversity of symptoms and rates of improvement. Th is cluster—the antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders—involves craving of stimulation but diffi culties getting […]

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treatment of schizotypal personality disorder

treatment of schizotypal personality disorder Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) is characterized by “a pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal defi cits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior”People with SPD are seen by others as eccentric or weird, are […]

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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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cluster a personality disorders symptoms

cluster a personality disorders symptoms Cluster A includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders, which are characterized by odd and eccentric behavior, odd patterns of aff ect and cognitions, and interpersonal isolation. Some researchers see a possible symptomatic and genetic relationship to schizophrenia (Livesley, 1995; Magnavita, 2004; Parnas, Licht, & Bovet, 2005). Th us, Cluster […]

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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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Training student groups of eating disorders

An essential aspect of outreach is training student groups like resident assistants (RAs) and health educators. RAs, in particular, are oft en on the front lines in recognizing and responding to problems. Our training program reviews the defi nitions of eating disorders and warning signs of possible eating problems, clarifi es gray areas like how […]

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How to prevent eating disorders

How to prevent eating disorders Living with someone who regularly starves, binges, or purges can be very stressful. Emotional reactions range from panic to resentment, and concrete confl icts range from hoarded food that goes rotten to messy bathrooms. Roommates may be tempted to silently accommodate the eating disordered student or to ostracize her. Some […]

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Managing at-risk eating disorders

Who Stays and Who Goes? Th e Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibit colleges and universities from discriminating against individuals with physical or mental disabilities. By law, students with eating disorders have the right to attend institutions of higher education. Academic institutions can, however, request and even require […]

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Transference and countertransference of eating disorders

ings to their treatment relationships: Th ey both fear domination and long for soothing and empathy (Zerbie, 1998). Th ey also bring high levels of aggression, as refl ected in the destructiveness and persistence of their symptoms. In psychodynamic terms, strong transference and countertransference reactions are to be expected and, many believe, are necessary for […]

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