Histrionic personality disorder is a disorder marked by behaviors designs for drawing attention towards oneself. Individuals suffering from this disorder want to remain the center of attraction all the time. Often they start showing up excessive and inappropriate emotional behaviors when they find themselves failing to remain the center of attraction. Below, we have discussed about the steps involved in treatment of histrionic personality disorder. The first step of deciding the treatment for this condition is identifying the signs of the disorder. Some signs of histrionic personality disorder include continuous shifting of emotions, which are apparently shallow, physical appearances designed specifically for drawing attention, sexually suggestive behaviors etc. If you notice this signs in a person you know, consult a psychiatrist. He will examine the symptoms in the patient  [...]

Following are the common signs of borderline personality disorder: The most obvious symptom of borderline personality disorder is an impulsive behavior. Majority of us are impulsive in nature; however, that does not indicate that we have borderline personality disorder. Impulsive behaviors are recognized as signs of borderline personality disorder when people start engaging themselves in harmful actions; two of the most frequently seen examples are: substance abuse and binge eating. The impulsive actions that may come up with even more severe consequences are: reckless driving, getting involved in unsafe physical relationship etc. When an individual is found to act impulsively in any two of the above mentioned areas, he or she is diagnosed to be suffering from borderline personality disorder. Suicide attempt is the next most common indicator of a borderline personality disorder.  [...]

Body disorder is also known as body dysmorphic disorder. It is listed under somatization disorders in the DSM-IV. Body disorder is similar to Obsessive compulsive disorder. Body disorder involves preoccupation with a physical defect that is imaginary. Individuals with body disorder may greatly exaggerate a trivial defect. This preoccupation causes considerable impairment to normal living. Such individuals tend to spend an hour everyday ruminating over the defect. The individual’s primary concern revolves around features of the face, hair and odor. This disorder originates in adolescence. It later becomes chronic, leading to a great amount of suffering. Such individuals may be anxious in social situations, where they feel they will be ridiculed. They may also get in touch with dermatologists and plastic surgeons. They tend to sign up for risky and painful procedures to alter the imagined defect. Medical procedures are seldom successful. The symptoms  [...]

Obsessive compulsive personality disorder involves preoccupation with perfectionism, orderliness, and control at the mental and interpersonal level. Openness, efficiency, and flexibility are often compromised. Arriving at decisions becomes a painful and time-consuming task when rules and procedures do not give the right answer. People afflicted with obsessive compulsive personality disorder may find it hard to decide which tasks to prioritize. They may sometimes spend too much time before undertaking a task, with the result being that the task is never performed. Individuals with obsessive compulsive personality disorder tend to get angry and upset immediately. They may not be able to achieve control over their interpersonal and physical environment. They avoid expressing their anger directly. For instance, an individual may be angry at a restaurant’s service. Instead of talking to the management, he or she may spend time thinking what to leave  [...]

About Personality Disorders: Personality disorders are said to be conditions wherein people are said to have traits that will cause them to behave in patterns or manners that are socially distressing, and this will limit their ability to function while in relationships and other areas or compartments of their life, such as school and work. Narcissistic personality disorder is said to be centering on psychotherapy and is a type of personality disorder. About Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Narcissistic personality disorder is said to be a mental disorder which is said to be a mental disorder wherein the person will have an inflated sense about their own importance and he/she will be in constant state of need for admiration. Those who are grappling with narcissistic personality disorder are known to believe that they’re far more superior to others and they tend to have little or no regard for other people’s emotions and feelings.  [...]

Dependent personality disorder or DPD falls under the category of anxious personality disorders. These disorders are generally said to be marked by a constant feeling of fear and nervousness. DPD could also be marked by an abnormal sense of submissiveness and helplessness. These feelings need to be taken care of and the person suffering from DPD might be in the need of constant reassurance. They are also the kind of people who will generally be incapable of making their own decisions. A Common Disorder: Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) is said to be one of the most frequently diagnosed disorders, especially among personality disorders. It is seen to affect both men and women and is usually known to rear its head during their early adult days to their middle ages. What are the symptoms of dependent personality disorder? People suffering from  [...]

Remember that Jim Carrey movie ‘Liar, Liar’ in which Carrey plays a glib lawyer that lies for a living, only he’s unable to say anything but the truth once his child casts a spell on him? Well, it’s quite the opposite for those afflicted by ‘Compulsive Liar Disorder’. A complex disorder in itself, Complusive Liar Disorder is a  disorder in which the afficted individual tells a lie by force of habit and nothing else. It offer succor to such a person and he or she knows no other way to get by. Nothing can shake this person from his belief of lying because it gives him or her much comfort. Big lie, small lie, they’re all the same. Someone with Compulsive Liar Disorder will go about lying about anything and everything without batting an eyelid. This behavioral pattern is not a disorder in itself but instead symptomatic of a larger personality disorder. Thus, treating the afflicted becomes an increasingly complex affair. So how do you distinguish between a pathological liar  [...]

Histrionic personality disorder falls under the grouping of dramatic personality disorders. Sufferers of this disorder will have intense emotions which seem extremely unstable; and the disorder is characterized by distorted images of self. When people suffer from this disorder, they end up basing their self-esteem on how people around them approve of them; indicating that their self-esteem isn’t based on their true worth, as normally is the case. They generally have this overwhelming desire to get noticed; and will behave inappropriately or dramatically if that’s what it takes for them to get noticed. The word ‘histrionic’ ideally means ‘dramatic or theatrical’. This disorder is supposedly more common in women than it is in their male counterparts. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? In most cases, people who suffer from histrionics personality disorder seem to possess good social skills. They do, however, tend to misuse these skills, as they can end up manipulating people  [...]

'My lucky charm' – the season 4 episode from the hit comedy sitcom 'SCRUBS' had a patient of Cotard Syndrome. Well, I may not remember his name as I type this out, but I specifically remember laughing my guts out when he (the patient) complained about the hardships of being dead. Well, it may have been funny in that context; but Cotard syndrome is nothing to laugh about. What is it? The Cotard Syndrome or Delusion is known by quite a few names; but the most popular amongst them is the 'Walking Corpse Syndrome'. It is a rare psychiatric disorder, wherein the patient starts believing that he/she is dead, doesn't exist in mortal form anymore, or is putrefying. There have been cases wherein patients have gone to extent of having delusional beliefs such as them losing their blood or some internal organs. An overview This syndrome gets its name from Jules Cotard. He was a French neurologist who first described  [...]

Personality disorder is a mental illness which seems to have causing of severe consequences in the person who has the disorder and also to people who are his loved ones. People with personality disorders have such personality traits is known to cause these people feel as well as behave in very socially distressing manners, usually results in discords and also instability in most of aspects of one’s lives. Depending on types of the personality disorder, these personalities are usually explain in the negative terms like detached, hostile, needy, or even antisocial and also can be obsessive. Most of the mental illness and psychological disorders do fluctuate in requisites of their symptom being presence and also in their intensity, as with the normal personality, the personality disorders usually remain comparatively constant all through life, even though they do differ in severity from person to person. Personality disorders are classified  [...]