Personality Disorders
Personality disorders involve patterns of thought, behaviors, and perceptions about the world that can make everyday life difficult. If you have a personality disorder, your relationships are volatile, holding a job is difficult. Everyone else is wrongand you're right; you are rigid and inflexible in your thinking. There are many types of personality disordersand they are believed to develop from early childhood events. Counseling and medications can help.
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- Q What is schizoid personality disorder?
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Schizoid personality disorder is part of the Cluster A group of personality disorders. This group is characterized by eccentric or odd behavior and thinking. People with this disorder are socially withdrawn, introverted, and solitary. They do not pick up... Full Answer
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- Q What is a personality disorder?
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Personality disorders are a group of mental illnesses in which how you think about things, how your respond to situations, and how you react to people is dysfunctional. People with these mental illnesses tend to be inflexible and do not change their ways... Full Answer
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- Q What can I do to help control narcissistic personality disorder?
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The following are ways to help control narcissistic personality disorder: Learn ways to tolerate emotional distress. Distress usually rises to a peak quickly when you're hurt or upset, but if you tolerate the distress and do absolutely nothing about it,... Full Answer
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- Q What is the difference between borderline personality disorder and bipolar?
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Julie A. Fast, PsychologyBipolar is an episodic mood disorder. When a person is not a mood swing such as mania or depression, the symptoms are not present. BPD is a pervasive illness that is considered a part of a person’s personality. It is not episodic. Definition... Full Answer
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- Q Do I just have an odd habit, or might I have a personality disorder?
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Dr. Michael Roizen, Internal MedicineLook around your home, office, or neighborhood. We bet you can quickly rattle off five people whom you've thought were just a little bit off. Auntie Hilda has 4,000 apple decorations around her house. Bob from the next-door cubicle folds his papers into... Full Answer
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- Q Are there alternative treatments for gender identity disorder?
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There really aren't any alternative treatments that will help treat the physical aspects of gender identity disorder, but some methods may help people deal with the emotional and psychological effects. At any age, people with gender identity disorder may... Full Answer
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- Q How does gender identity disorder affect the body?
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Gender identity disorder is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Genetics and early hormone exposure may be aspects of this condition's development, as are social factors like family relationships. People with... Full Answer
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- Q What are the symptoms of gender identity disorder?
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The symptoms of gender identity disorder may begin very early in childhood, or they may not be evident until later in adulthood. In children, symptoms may include things like insisting they are or will become the other sex; being disgusted with their own... Full Answer
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- Q What is gender identity disorder?
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Gender identity disorder is a condition in which people feel their gender identity does not match their anatomic sex characteristics. For instance, someone who was born as a male with male sex characteristics (penis, testes, etc.) may feel strongly that... Full Answer
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- Q What causes gender identity disorder?
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The exact cause of gender identity disorder is unknown. Researchers believe that it is caused by a combination of biologic and environmental factors, although this topic is quite controversial. Biologic elements may include things like genetic makeup as... Full Answer
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