psychology

Narcissistic personality disorder: Narcissistic personality disorder  ( NPD ) is a  personality disorder  in which there is a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by  exaggerated feelings of self-importance , an excessive need for  admiration , and a lack of  understanding of others' feelings .  People affected by it often spend a lot of time thinking about achieving  power  or success, or about their  appearance .  They often take advantage of the  people around them             People with narcissistic personality disorder believe they are superior or special, and often try to associate with other people they believe are unique or gifted in some way. This association enhances their self-esteem, which is typically quite fragile underneath the surface. Individuals with NPD seek excessive admiration and attention in order to know that others think highly of them. In...

Histrionic personality disorder: Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is characterized by a long-standing pattern of attention seeking behavior and extreme emotionality. Someone with histrionic personality disorder wants to be the center of attention in any group of people, and they feel uncomfortable when they are not. While often lively, interesting, and sometimes dramatic, they have difficulty when people aren’t focused exclusively on them. People with this disorder may be perceived as being shallow, and may engage in sexually seductive or provocative behavior to draw attention to themselves.          HPD is diagnosed four times as frequently in  women  as men.  It affects 2–3% of the general population and 10–15% in inpatient and outpatient mental health institutions . Symptoms: In many cases, people with histrionic personality disorder have good social skills; however, they tend to use these skills to manipulate others so that t...

Borderline personality disorder: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) is a long term pattern of behavior characterized by unstable relationship with other people, unstable sense of self and unstable emotions. There is frequent dangerous behavior and self harm. People may also have trouble with feeling of emptiness and a fear of abandonment. Developmental coarse: About 1.6% people have BPD in given year. Females are diagnosed about three time as often as males. It appears to become less common in older people. Symptoms: Symptoms vary from person to person. Common symptoms include: having unstable or dysfunctional self-image or distorted sense of self feeling of isolation, boredom and emptiness difficulty feeling empathy for others a history of unstable relationships that can change drastically from intense love and idealization to intense hate a persistent fear of abandonment and rejection, including e...

Cluster B personality disorder: Cluster B personality disorder is characterized by dramatic, overly emotional or unpredictable thinking or behavior. They include antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic and narcissistic personality disorder. Antisocial personality disorder: Antisocial personality disorder (AS PD) or (APD) is defined by the pervasive and persistent disregard  for moral , social norms and the right  and feeling of others. Individual with this disorder will typically has no compunction in exploiting others in harmful ways for their own gain and pleasure and frequently manipulate and deceive  other people achieving this through wit and a facade of superficial charm or through intimidation and violence. They may display arrogance , think lowly and negatively of others and lack remorse for their harmful actions and have a callous attitude to those they have harmed. The diagnoses of AS PD is not given to individuals und...

Schizotypal personality disorder: Schizotypal personality disorder (ST PD) or  schizotypal disorder is a psychiatric condition marked by disturbed thoughts and behavior, unusual beliefs, fears and difficulty with forming and maintaining relationships. It's a mental disorder characterized by severe social anxiety, thoughts disorder, paranoid ideation , derealization, transient psychosis and often  unconventional beliefs. Personality disorder with maintaining close relationships with people, mainly because they think that their peers harbor negative thoughts towards them, so they avoid forming them. Peculiar speech mannerisms and odd modes of dress are also symptoms of this disorder. Those with ST PD may react oddly in conversations, not respond or talk to themselves. Symptoms: People  with this disorder may be severely disturbed and might appear schizophrenic. More commonly, however, patients beliefs are stranger than their behavior and may often keep them isolated...

Schizoid personality disorder: Schizoid personality disorder (SPD) is a personality disorder characterized by lack of interest in social relationships,  a tendency towards a solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, detachment and apathy. Affected individuals may be unable to form intimate attachments to others and simultaneously demonstrate a rich, elaborate and exclusively internal fantacy  world.      people with schizoid personality disorder shy away from interactions with others. They lack the desire or skill to form close personal relationship. Because they don't tend to shoe emotion, they may appear as though they don't care about others or what's going on around them. Schizoid personality disorder and schizophrenia: Many people with SPD is not the same as schizophrenia or schizotypal personality disorder. Many people with SPD are able to function fairly well although they tend to choose jobs that allow them to work alone, ...

Sub types of personality disorder: There are three sub types of personality disorder cluster A cluster B cluster C Cluster A: Cluster is called the odd, eccentric cluster. It include paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder and schizotypal personality disorder. Paranoid personality disorder: Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a type of  eccentric personality disorder. An eccentric personality disorder means that the person,s behavior may seem odd or unusual to others.             It,s a mental disorder characterized  by paranoia and a pervasive, long standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others. Individuals with this personality disorder may be hypersensitive , easily insulted and finding demeaning  or threatening subtext in even the most innocent of comments or events. An individual with paranoid personality disorder can be quick to feel anger and feel hostile towards others. They ten...