Psychological Psychological DisordersDisorders

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Today we will discuss the Today we will discuss the disorders that really change how disorders that really change how

a person behaves and their a person behaves and their overall personalityoverall personality

Psychotic DisordersPsychotic Disorders

Disassociative DisordersDisassociative Disorders

Personality DisordersPersonality Disorders

Psychotic Psychotic DisordersDisorders

• Individuals diagnosed with these disorders suffer from impaired perception, thinking, and emotions.

• They are often misunderstood and are the stereotype of what we considered to be mentally ill.

SchizophreniaSchizophrenia• Affects about 1% of the general

population.

• Severely disturbed thinking, emotion, perception, and behavior. Impaired ability to communicate and function on a daily basis.

Types of Schizophrenia• Paranoid - auditory hallucinations or

prominent delusional thoughts about persecution or conspiracy. Yet, show relatively normal cognitive functioning

• Catatonic - involve disturbances in movement. dramatic reduction in activity, to the point that voluntary movement stops, as in catatonic stupor. activity can dramatically increase, a state known as catatonic excitement.

• Disorganized – disorganization of thought processes, difficulty in daily life.

Dissociative Dissociative DisordersDisorders• A disorder

where a person experiences changes in their memory, identity, or personality!

Types ofTypes of Dissociative Dissociative DisordersDisorders• Dissociative AmnesiaDissociative Amnesia – The inability to recall

important personal events or information. Unlike other forms of amnesia, this is not caused by a medical trauma but by stress.

• Dissociative Identity DisorderDissociative Identity Disorder - A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities.

• Dissociative FugueDissociative Fugue – Individuals this disorder suddenly and unexpectedly take physical leave of his/her surroundings and set off on a journey of some kind. Individuals experiencing a dissociative fugue have traveled over thousands of miles.

Based on a true story of a woman with dissociative personality disorder

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Personality Personality DisordersDisorders

Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning.

People suffering from this disorder do not think they have a problem b/c their personality does not bother them!

Personality Personality DisordersDisorders

Paranoid PersonalityParanoid Personality A disorder in which

the individual has an extreme distrust of others and is constantly suspicious that the people around them have sinister motives.

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Antisocial Antisocial PersonalityPersonality

Characterized by a lack of conscience.

People with this disorder are prone to criminal behavior, believing that their victims are weak and deserving of being taken advantage of. They tend to lie and steal

Personality Personality DisordersDisorders

Borderline Borderline PersonalityPersonality

Characterized by mood swings and poor self-esteem.

People with this disorder are prone to bouts of anger.

Narcissistic Narcissistic Personality Personality

People with this disorder are extremely self-centered!

They exaggerate their achievements, expecting others to recognize them as being superior

Girl Interrupted

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