Paper Summary:

The paper explains that there are three clusters of disorders. This includes the paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders, the antisocial, borderline, histrionic and narcissistic personality disorders and finally, the avoidant, dependent and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders. The paper discusses these three clusters as they apply to selected fictional characters. The paper provides a narrative description of the personality disorders and offers case examples of the three kinds of relationships among the dissociative identity disorder sub-personalities. The paper explores a case study of a school boy, Timmy and concludes that an isolated and single instance of "acting out" certainly does not meet the criteria for conduct disorder.

Outline:
Narrative Description of Three Categories of Personality Disorders.
Case Examples of the Three Kinds of Relationships among the Dissociative Identity Disorder Sub-personalities
Case Study of "Timmy"

From the Paper:

"People suffering from paranoid personality disorders can be angry, combative and unforgiving at the affective level when considering people who may have done them harm in the past (Carr, 2001). From a behavioural and interpersonal perspective, people with this type of personality disorder continually worry about the loyalty of their close friends, partners or spouses; furthermore, Carr points out that they may lack the ability to confide in others because of the potential of their confidences being used against them."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Carr, A. (2001). Abnormal psychology. Philadelphia: Psychology Press.
• Comer, R. J. (2004). Abnormal psychology, 5th ed.
• Demetri, J. M., & Eskedal, G. A. (2006). Etiology and treatment of cluster C personality disorders. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 28(1), 1.
• Phelps, B. J. (2000). Dissociative identity disorder: The relevance of behavior analysis. The Psychological Record, 50(2), 235.

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