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Personality Disorders. Important to Note These are not distinguishable from an individual’s personality. These characteristics usually show up in adolescence.

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1 Personality Disorders

2 Important to Note These are not distinguishable from an individual’s personality. These characteristics usually show up in adolescence and continue throughout one’s life.

3 Let’s hear from an expert…

4 Paranoid suspicious and distrusting of others motives Critical of others

5 Schizoid Detachment from social relationships Prefer being alone, “cold,” no need for attention/ or acceptance

6 Schizotypal Acute discomfort in close relationships Eccentric or odd behavior Resembles schizophrenia

7 Borderline Instability in interpersonal relationships and self image Major mood shifts Impulsive self destructive http://youtu.be/eOphgCJX1FY

8 Histronic Excessive emotional need for attention Exagerated/ changing moods “on stage”

9 Narcissistic Need for admiration Lack of empathy Selfish/ preoccupied with self Research on social media and narcissism http://youtu.be/71xHUBWLC1k

10 Avoidant Social inhibition and feelings of inadequacy Sensitive to negative evaluation Fearful of rejection

11 Dependent Need to be taken care of Submissive and Clingy Rely on others Fear separation

12 Obsessive/ Compulsive Obsessed with orderliness, perfection and control

13 Antisocial Disregard and violation of the rights of others No empathy Criminal behavior DSM- “also referred to as psychopathy, sociopathy” (APA, 1994, p. 645)

14 Psychopaths? they are not classified in the DSM Many believe its an escalation from antisocial personality Different brain wiring?

15 Manson Antisocial? Narcissistic? http://youtu.be/aIfGj_55FHI »http://youtu.be/oNwXKp8VlO4http://youtu.be/oNwXKp8VlO4

16 http://www.ted.com/talks/jon_ron son_strange_answers_to_the_psy chopath_test.html The Psychopath Test

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