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Prompt: One particularly interesting area of personality research focuses on personality disorders. Such disorders represent a class of mental disorders that are characterized by rigid patterns of thought and behavior that deviate from the expectations of one's social and cultural environment (Grohol, 2013). To diagnose a personality disorder, a mental health professional must determine that a patient possesses a behavioral pattern that causes significant distress or impairment in personal, social, and/or occupational situations. There has been a push in recent years to alter how professionals conceptualize personality disorders.
There are a wide range of personality disorders, including the following: antisocial, avoidant, borderline, dependent, histrionic, narcissistic, obsessive-compulsive, paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, and dissociative identity disorder. Select ONE of these personality disorders for this activity.
Question 1: What personality disorder did you choose? Why did you choose this disorder? Find an article or Web site that focuses on that disorder. Provide a citation for your article or give the URL of the Web site that you used.
Question 2: What are some defining characteristics of the personality disorder that you selected? (Write this in paragraph form) 2-3 sentences
Question 3: Are men or women more likely to be diagnosed with this personality disorder? Why? 2-3 sentences
Question 4: What were some treatment options mentioned in your article for the personality disorder you have selected? 2-3 sentences