Antisocial Personality Disorder, sometimes called sociopathy, is the most troubling and researched personality disorder, in which a person usually lacks a conscience of wrong-doing – even toward friends and family members. This person is often impulsive, selfish, dishonest, emotionally shallow, poorly socialized, often incapable of feeling shame, fear, loyalty orContinue Reading
Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental disorder associated with people who have difficulty regulating intense, impulsive emotions over a long period, have a poor self-identity and unstable relationships. People with BPD often feel insecure, are terrified of being left alone or abandoned, have impulsive, often self-destructive behavior, exhibit self-harm orContinue Reading
About seventy-five percent of people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder are women. (Gunderson, 2011) People with this disorder display great instability, including major shifts in mood, an unstable self-image and impulsivity. (APA, 2013) When combined, these characteristics can make their relationships very unstable. (Paris, 2010) People with Borderline Personality DisorderContinue Reading
The word narcissistic, having an excessive or erotic interest in oneself, comes from Greek mythology in which a handsome young man named Narcissus sees his own reflection in a pool of water and falls in love with it. Not even the lovely nymph Echo could manage to tempt him fromContinue Reading
Histrionic Personality Disorder is a mental disorder in a group of conditions known as “Cluster B” or dramatic personality disorders. The literal definition of the word histrionic is dramatic or theatrical. Individuals with this disorder usually have intense, highly unstable emotions and self-image. Their self-esteem changes dramatically depending on theContinue Reading