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obsessive compulsive personality disorder ocd case
obsessive compulsive personality disorder ocd case Obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD or OCD) has the essential feature of “a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of fl exibility, openness, and effi ciency”. Although students oft en talk about being “anal,” and an academic environment does reinforce a moderate amount […]
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dependent personality disorder symptoms
dependent personality disorder symptoms According to the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association, 2000, p. 721), dependent personality disorder (DPD), one of the most prevalent disorders reported in mental health settings, is characterized by “a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behaviors and fears of separation.” With these […]
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cluster c personality disorder symptoms
cluster c personality disorder symptoms Cluster C entails pervasive anxiety and fear. Th is cluster is the most ambiguous of the three because it overlaps with Axis I diagnoses, especially anxiety, mood, eating, and somatoform disorders (Dolan-Sewell et al., 2001). Th e “central features of timidity, persistent tension, proneness to anxiety, dependence, lack of confi […]
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narcissistic personality disorder case study
narcissistic personality disorder case study Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is characterized by a “pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy that begins in early adulthood” (American Psychiatric Association, 2000, p. 714). Oft en viewed as the most obnoxious of the personality disorders, NPD individuals not only are arrogant but also have […]
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histrionic personality disorder case study
histrionic personality disorder case study Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is characterized by excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Individuals with HPD are lively, overdramatic, demanding, dependent, and overreactive, always looking for reassurance. Th ey also have been characterized as shallow, egocentric, and manipulative (Maxmen & Ward, 1995). Millon et al. (2000) describe […]
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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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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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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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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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