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Narcissistic Personality Disorder, 2005.
General overview of the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
1,285 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a personality disturbance in which the patient has an exaggerated sense that he or she is important. Likewise, NPD is associated with two other sub-disorders, Narcissistic-Histrionic Mixed Personality Disorder and Narcissistic-Antisocial Mixed Personality Disorder. This paper looks at how the cause of NPD is essentially one thing: a patient's parent unit over-indulging and evaluating the child, all of which generally occurs during the patient's childhood. It explains that, treatment-wise, there are two main options: available hospitalization and therapy, including both individual, or psychotherapy, and group therapy. Although it may not appear to be a very troublesome disorder, patients with it commonly appear in drug rehabilitation programs, centers for youth offenders, and in jails and prisons.
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"A personality disorder is a disorder is a set of inflexible, maladaptive personality traits that keep a person from function properly in society. More specifically, the Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a disorder that causes the patient to appear arrogant, pompous, and is also unable to experience empathy for other people (Feldman 484). A person with NPD is a person that has an exaggerated sense of self-importance. These people expect special treatment from others, while at the same time blatantly disregarding the rights of those other people (Feldman 484)."
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder, 2006.
An overview of narcissistic personality disorder also known as megalomania.
1,412 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), also known as megalomania, is a personality disorder that causes strong feelings of self-importance, an extreme desire for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others. This paper examines the definition, symptoms and diagnosis of the disorder as well as methods of treatment.
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"A person diagnosed with NPD shows signs of grandiosity, extreme self-involvement, and lack of interest in and empathy for others (McNeal, 2003). Many psychologists and psychiatrists promote the use of Ego State Therapy for treatment of this disorder. Initially ego states that reveal the grandiosity are used. As therapy progresses, ego states that hold the underlying feelings of emptiness, rage, and depression can successfully emerge. With further treatment, transformation and maturation of the ego states occur, showing the changes in internal structure and dynamics in addition to improvement in external interpersonal relationships."
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder, 2005.
Examines the causes of this personality disorder.
1,718 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a common and often disabling syndrome which is, unfortunately, resistant to treatment. This paper discusses the various schools of thought with regard to the causes of NPD. It also looks at various high-profile people who were diagnosed with NPD, such as Jim Jones, Adolph Hitler and Charles Manson.
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"While it is not common for the disorder to reach such magnitude as it did in the case of Jim Jones, more of the population displays it than one might think. Schwartz and Smith note that the lifetime prevalence rate of NPD ranges from 0.5 to 1.0 percent; in clinical settings, that arises to approximately 2 to 16 percent. Moreover, she adds, almost 75 percent of those diagnosed with NPD are male, and that males who have NPD "tend to display more exploitative characteristics than females, as well as maintain a deeper sense of entitlement than females who have NPD" (Schwartz and Smith, 2002). Substance abuse is commonly associated with the disorder, and is also more common among men, she adds; Jones was said to be suffering from multiple drug addictions (Robinson, 2003)."
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Mental & Personality Disorders, 1997.
Causes, symptoms & treatment of schizophrenia, posttraumatic stress disorder, antisocial & narcissistic personality disorders.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, $ 79.95
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" PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Introduction
Mental disorders include a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome occurring in a person, that is associated with present distress or disability or a significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or loss of freedom. The symptoms are not a typical response to a situation or event, but are a manifestation of a behavioral, psychological, or biological dysfunction. Disorders classified include: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder; and borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial personality disorders. Similarities and differences between the paranoid personality and schizophrenia, paranoid type, and obsessive-compulsive personality and obsessive-compulsive.."
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Personality and Childhood Disorders, 2007.
This paper discusses the various categories of personality and childhood disorders.
2,799 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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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.
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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"
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"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."
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Object Relations Theory in Personality Disorders, 2005.
Examines how object relations impact personality disorders.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the role that object relations plays in the development of narcissistic and borderline personality disorders by examining various theories of WRD Fairbairn, Ogden, Melanie Klein, and Winicott. The paper shows that these theorists borrowed from Freud and built their object relations theory based on traditional psychoanalytical theories and approaches.
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder, 1997.
Examining the history, diagnostic criteria, prevalence, types, effect on others, therapy and drugs.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 13 sources, $ 55.95
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" Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the general characteristics and treatment of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). The paper begins with some historical information regarding the condition. Diagnostic criteria and prevalence rates are also provided. This is followed by a brief review of counseling and therapy strategies and techniques for treating NPD.
NPD: History, Diagnostic Criteria and Prevalence
Origins
According to Pervin (1990), the origins of psychological thought regarding NPD can be found in Freud's early writings on narcissism. In this regard, Pervin states that Freud characterized narcissism in five ways. These were as: (1) a.."
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Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Disorder, 2004.
An overview of conduct disorder and antisocial disorder.
5,625 words (approx. 22.5 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 199.95
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This paper presents a general overview and discussion of the psychological disorders known as Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Disorder. The paper presents definitions of both disorders and discusses several aspects associated with these disorders including diagnosis, prevalence, general etiology, risk factors, genetic and biological causes, symptoms of each disorder and need for interventions.
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"This research paper presents conduct disorder and antisocial disorder. Related to conduct disorder the following are discussed: definition, diagnosis, prevalence, general etiology and risk factors, genetic and biological causes and risk factors, disorder onset as a risk factor, familial and racial risk factors, childhood risk behaviors, developmental progression, course and consequences and assessment, treatment and forensic issues. Related to antisocial disorder the following are discussed: definition, diagnosis, prevalence, general etiology and risk factors, genetic and biological causes and risk factors..."
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Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder: The Light at the End of the Tunnel, 2002.
This paper discusses research on anxiety and panic disorders combining personal experience and statistics, causes, descriptions, and treatments of the disorders.
2,270 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The author begins the paper with an account of a panic attack he suffered. He then goes into the definition of panic disorder and the similar disorder anxiety disorder. He lists the symptoms, treatment, and general statistics of the two disorders. Paper includes pie graph with explanation of the statistics.
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"According to the National Institute of Mental Health, Panic Disorder is characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness or abdominal distress (Facts). The first panic attack is usually the worst, especially if it is accompanied by severe physical symptoms. It is very similar to a heart attack, and since a person's mind goes into complete induced chaos and fear during such an attack people tend to think the worst, that the end is coming. Panic Disorder is a kind of severe anxiety disorder."
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Anxiety Disorders and Bipolar Disorder, 2002.
This paper analyzes and examines anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder, including treatments available and recommendations for improving the awareness of these disorders.
1,852 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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Anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder are two of the most devastating psychological illnesses. Providing a concise and detailed overview of the various types of anxiety disorders and the different stages of bipolar disorder, as well as a discussion of treatment options, the author argues that while improvements have been made to the treatment and understanding of these illnesses, further improvements are necessary, including the integration of drug therapy and psychotherapy.
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"Despite the increasing awareness, education, knowledge, treatment, and understanding of psychological disorders, there is still no clear-cut, quick fix, and uniform method available to diagnose and/or eliminate (or at least reduce) mental illnesses and psychological disorders. Anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder are two of the most common mental illnesses that prevent an individual from functioning normally. While most individuals may arguably prefer to remain ignorant of the existence of anxiety disorders and/or bipolar disorder, the fact is that more than 23 million individuals suffer from anxiety disorders (Harvard, 1) while more than 3 million individuals suffer from bipolar disorder (Hollandsworth)."
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Conduct Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder Assessment, 2001.
A diagnosis of conduct disorder and major depressive disorder and how it effects adolescents of different cultures.
2,430 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 11 sources, $ 74.95
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This paper examines the diagnosis made for adolescents who experience conduct disorder and major depressive disorder . The author examines how these two disorders effect adolescents and the differences between the above diagnosis for adults and children. In addition the author looks at the trend for African-American youth to be teacher-reported for externalized symptoms more than Euro-American youth and the risk of substance abuse that youth who suffer from co-morbid conduct disorder and depression face.
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"Distinguishing between conduct disorder and major depressive disorder in the assessment of adolescent patients has proved to be a difficult task for clinicians (Meller & Borchardt, 1996; Herkov & Myers, 1996). While current literature has found that the two diagnoses are often comorbid, it appears that major depressive disorder may be under diagnosed, in part because the symptoms of conduct disorder tend to veil the symptoms of depression (Herkov & Myers, 1996; Swearer, 1998; Reinecke, 1995). There is evidence that adolescents express disorders differently than adults, and that ?acting out? behaviors that are associated with conduct disorder may be a way for adolescents to express their depressive feelings (Reinecke, 1995). This under diagnosis of depression in adolescents is a serious problem because of the potential for improper treatment for the patient (Herkov & Myers, 1996). Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that clinicians are aware of the difficulties in discriminating between the two disorders."
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Narcissism, 2002.
Discussion of the personality disorder called narcissism and its defining characteristics.
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Narcissism as it applies to psychology was first applied by Freud who drew it from the obvious connection to the Greek mythological character, Narcissus who was involved in an exclusive self-absorption. While considered a completely normal and natural stage in child development, narcissism is marked by that period in our lives when the entire world exists because we are there. In adolescence, after puberty, secondary narcissism occurs and is manifested in a sexual expression that is directed exclusively toward the self. Some degree of narcissism throughout all stages of life is considered normal as it is manifested in a healthy self-regard coupled with realistic aspirations for the self and life. The point at which narcissism becomes pathological and can be diagnosed as a personality disorder is when it begins to impair social function. Individuals with this disorder have little or no empathy for others and an inflated sense of their own importance and of the significance of their achievements. It is common for persons with this disorder to compare themselves to famous people of achievement and to express surprise when others do not share or voice the same perception. They feel entitled to great praise, attention, and deferential treatment by others, and have difficulty understanding or acknowledging the needs of others. They envy others and imagine that others are envious of them. The person with narcissistic personality disorder has no patience with others, and quickly strays from situations where he or she is not the center of attention and conversation. A person who demonstrates narcissistic personality disorder tends to maintain a highly exaggerated sense of self-importance and "specialness". Often, the clinically diagnosed narcissist is frequently occupied, to an excess, with fantasies about his/her own attributes and potentials for success in all aspects of life, and also generally depends upon confirmation from others for reinforcement of that self-image. The narcissist tends to experience difficulties maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships, stemming primarily from a distinct lack of empathy with a propensity for the taking of advantage of others in the interest of self-aggrandizement. Narcissism is often diagnosed comorbidly with antisocial personality disorders.
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Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), 2007.
This paper discusses pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), the "umbrella term" for a group of disorders including autism, Asperger's disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett's disorder and non-specific pervasive developmental disorder.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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This paper explains that all PDD are neurological disorders, which is usually evident by age 3, with the child demonstrating severe and pervasive impairment in the development of social interaction and communication skills. The author points out that intervention programs not only address the child but also the parents and their role in the child developmental process. The paper relates that the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 and the 1990 amendments support special education by requiring that states provide free special education for all children with disabilities from birth to age 21 years and that children be taught in the "least restrictive environment" possible while also receiving the necessary attention for their special needs.
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"A medical diagnosis can affect many areas of a child and the family's life because of the disorder itself and the attitude and barriers toward the disorder that are within society. When a child has a disorder, they are labeled most of the time disabled. Children who have disabilities face a variety of challenges within their personal lives. A physical disability makes it difficult to perform daily activities, such as performing personal hygiene routines, eating, and simply dressing themselves. These challenges can be overcome by providing a disabled child with assistive devices, help from others,..."
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Gender Identity Disorder, 2008.
A look at the clinical diagnosis of gender identity disorder, the cause and prevalence of the disorder, and controversies within the counseling profession related to gender identity disorder.
1,255 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper reports the diagnostic criteria and typical course of gender identity disorder including the theories of this disorder and the etiology and prevalence of this disorder. Evidence-based treatments found to be most effective are also reported as well as a consensus and controversies of the disorder in this field of study.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Clinical Diagnosis
Cause and Prevalence of GID
Controversies in the Field
Evidence-Based Therapies
Summary and Conclusion
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"The work of Duncan Osborne entitled: "Voices- Identity Crisis" relates the condition and the controversies very well in a story that tells of a five-year-old boy whom he treated. Later the child was treated as an adult. Osborne relates that generally these children who have been diagnosed with gender identity disorder grow up to be homosexual. Osborne reports a study conducted in the early 1980's by Green who finds that, among 44 such boys with gender identity disorder that: "...75% were either gay or bisexual and one wanted sex reassignment.""
According to Osborne, Psychologist Kenneth J. Zucker, head of Toronto's Child and Adolescent Gender Identity Service at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, is a "leading GID expert who has seen roughly 625 children or adolescents since 1978." (2003) According to Osborne, Zucker states that: "The majority of kids will have resolved their gender dysphoria and identify themselves as gay. We're also going to find that around 15% have a significant gender dysphoria that has persisted into adolescence and young adulthood to the point where they are wanting sex reassignment. If we add on to that a small minority of kids who report being heterosexual, we're seeing a real range of outcomes." (Osborne, 2
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD ), 2002.
Analysis of the developmental disorder, also known as hyperkinetic disorder (HKD).
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, $ 47.95
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Analysis of the developmental disorder, also known as hyperkinetic disorder (HKD). Occurrence. Characteristics. Possible causes (heredity, imbalance of neurotransmitters, allergic reactions to certain foods and additives). Symptoms of inattention. Factors needed for a clinical diagnosis. Impulsivity. Epidemiologic studies. Behavioral, emotional and learning problems. Treatment of ADHD children, including medication, psychotherapy and alternartive treatments.
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"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been found to occur in three to five percent of children, with the majority of affected individuals being male (Schmitt, 2000). ADHD is defined by Ford-Martin (1999) as a developmental disorder characterized by distractability, hyperactivity, impulsive behaviors, and the inability to remain focused on tasks or activities. Known outside of the United States as hyperkinetic disorder (HKD), the disorder is difficult to assess in infancy and toddlerhood, but signs begin to appear as early as age two or three.
The causes of ADHD are as yet unknown, but Ford-Martin (1999) suggests that heredity is likely to play a major role in the development of the disorder. Research indicates that children with an ADHD parent or sibling are more likely to..."
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