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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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personality disorder case studies

The following personality disorder case descriptions are based on observations and discussions with people suffering from personality disorder and rely heavily on the courage and honesty of many clients both during therapy and in service user forums. Personality disorder has its roots in childhood and adolescence, when the personality is developing. Commonly, those with personality […]

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personality disorder classifications

HOW PERSONALITY DISORDER IS CLASSIFIED The International Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders (ICD-10)defines a personality disorder as: A severe disturbance in the Carachterological condition and behavioural tendenciesof the individual usually involving several areas of the personality and nearly always associated with considerable personal and social disruption. (World Health Organization1992).The fourth edition of the Diagnostic […]

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what is personality disorder

Definitions of personality disorder are complex. Mental health professionals have a variety of views and attitudes towards personality disorder, and there are many myths and misunderstandings surrounding the issue. However, people with personality disorder make up a large portion of the population who use mental health services. It is estimated that between 36% and 67% […]

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What Causes a Eating Disorder

Causes of binge eating disorder  Binge eating disorder was first seen as a disorder in its own right in 1992. As thename suggests, binge eating disorder is when the person has recurrent episodes of bingeing (as seen in bulimia nervosa) but without the weight control behaviour.The person does not tend to use purgatives, excessive exercise […]

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causes of bulimia nervosa disorder

Causes of bulimia nervosa Similar to anorexia nervosa, the person has low self-esteem and is also describedas a perfectionist. There is also a personal and/or familial history of obesity. Thereis generally a familial history of a mental health problem, usually depression.The person with bulimia nervosa will also report a range of adverse childhood experiences such […]

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Body Image Distortion Disorder

It is widely believed that the person with anorexia nervosa does not see that theyare thin but reports that they see themselves as overweight. However, people whohave experienced anorexia nervosa state that this is not the case. They state thatthey are fully aware they are underweight but can also still feel huge and so havethese […]

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