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POPSNarcissistic Personality Disorder
Definition By Mayo Clinic staff Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration. They believe that they're superior to others and have little regard for other people's feelings. But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem, vulnerable to the slightest criticism. Narcissistic personality disorder is one of several types of personality disorders. Personality disorders are conditions in which people have traits that cause them to feel and behave in socially distressing ways, limiting their ability to function in relationships and in other areas of their life, such as work or school. In particular, narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by dramatic, emotional behavior, in the same category as histrionic, antisocial and borderline personality disorders. Narcissistic personality disorder treatment is centered around psychotherapy.
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POPSOverview of borderline personality disorder An interesting article on a subject heretofore unknown to me. From the article, "But the value of the therapy can be thwarted if patients return to an environment that misunderstands them. Thus, Dr. Linehan said, it is important for others to recognize that people with borderline personality disorder are genuinely suffering. 'They are in excruciating pain that is almost always discounted by others and attributed to bad motives,' she said."
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POPSSound Like Anyone You Know? This sounds painfully familiar to me. Won't name names, but I'm reserving one of these books at the library NOW. After I've paid my fines, I mean.
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POPSThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Or the 'DSM' for short; this book - used worldwide for reference by mental health professionals - seeks to classify and code the entire array of 'mental disorders'. In short they want to codify the human condition - insurance brokers are lining up to have 'conditions' included in the revised edition. Bear in mind that homosexuality was considered a mental disorder (in the book) until 1974.
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POPSBorderline Personality Disorder "...What defines borderline personality disorder--and makes it so explosive--is the sufferers' inability to calibrate their feelings and behavior. When faced with an event that makes them depressed or angry, they often become inconsolable or enraged. Such problems may be exacerbated by impulsive behaviors: overeating or substance abuse; suicide attempts; intentional self-injury. (The methods of self-harm that borderlines choose can be gruesomely creative. One psychologist told me of a woman who used fingernail clippers to pull off slivers of her skin.""
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POPSThe Life of the Mind As scientists break open the black box of the mind, and begin to unravel the neural processes that define our behavior, it’s becoming clear that who we are—and what we decide to do—is ultimately shaped by the quirks and constraints of these three pounds of flesh inside the head.
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POPSAnimal hoarding:An expert illuminates the psychology behind this behavior Hoarders often have major dysfunction in work, social and daily activities, reduced awareness of surroundings, and impaired ability to form close relationships with people. Contrary to what we originally thought, animal hoarding does not seem to be strongly associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and it is not yet defined as an independent psychological condition. Clinical evaluations indicate that it is often associated with a wide variety of psychological disorders, including borderline personality disorder.
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POPSTypes of Personality Disorders Knowledge of disorders help you deal with all types of people. Everyone has one or more disorder to a certain degree. If you can identify the personality type you can effectively deal with that person and keep your focus.
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