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| what is antisocial personality disorder? |
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Definition
| Pervasive pattern of criminal, impulsive, callous, or ruthless behavior; disregard for rights of others; no respect for social norms. One of the most common of the personality disorders and one of the most difficult to treat. |
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Term
| Borderline personality disorder |
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Definition
| Rapidly shifting and unstable mood, self-concept, and interpersonal relationships; impulsive. |
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Term
| Histrionic personality disorder |
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Definition
| Rapidly shifting moods, unstable relationships, and intense need for attention and approval; dramatic, seductive behavior. |
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Term
| Narcissistic personality disorder |
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Definition
| Grandiose thoughts and feelings of one’s own worth; obliviousness to others’ needs. |
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Term
In order to be diagnosed with ??? a person must possess at least ?#? out of these 9 characteristics:
Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
Pattern of unstable, intense relationships characterized by extreme idealization/devaluation
Identity disturbance (marked and persistent)
Impulsivity in 2 or more areas (spending, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating)
Recurrent suicidal behavior or self-mutilation
Affective instability (moods are intense, brief)
Chronic feelings of emptiness
Inappropriate intense anger or difficulty controlling anger
Transient, stress-related paranoia or dissociation |
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Definition
In order to be diagnosed with BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER a person must possess at least 5 out of these 9 characteristics:
Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
Pattern of unstable, intense relationships characterized by extreme idealization/devaluation
Identity disturbance (marked and persistent)
Impulsivity in 2 or more areas (spending, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating)
Recurrent suicidal behavior or self-mutilation
Affective instability (moods are intense, brief)
Chronic feelings of emptiness
Inappropriate intense anger or difficulty controlling anger
Transient, stress-related paranoia or dissociation |
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Term
| For every man who has borderline personality disorder, there are how many women with borderline personality disorder? |
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Definition
| For every man with borderline personality disorder, there are 3 women with borderline personality disorder. 3:1 females:males |
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Term
| Dialectal Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment has a skills training which |
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