Personality Disorder Health Feed

A certain psychiatric condition which causes a person to be functionally impaired in social and occupational settings is known as Impulse Control Disorder. Most of you are granted with the ability to think before you act but it isn't the case for people suffering from such a condition. People diagnosed with this condition are not able to withstand the urge to do something detrimental to themselves or other people.

This condition is similar to other disorders such as kleptomania, compuls...more

What is Addiction?

Addiction is a condition in which individual engages in using a substance or seeking a behaviour which leads to rewarding effects in the brain and it reinforce the individual to repeat the using or seeking behaviour again and again. Addiction develops gradually over a period of time and due to the repetition of same pleasure seeking pattern individual become physically and psychologically dependent on the substance or to any other object at the center of addiction.more

Psychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia do not appear all of a sudden. There are small changes that happen to an individual over a long period of time until the disease fully develops. These signs and symptoms might be too subtle in the early stage for other people to notice until they become obvious. But an early detection of any irregularity proves to be more beneficial for the patient in the long run.

It is important to know the telltale symptoms of mental disord...more

Sheer devastation, self-pity, jealousy, self-loathe, negativity and low will are all signs of being in a bad relationship. Clinging on to the other just for the sake of maintaining a relationship gives rise to toxic effects in your daily life and affects your lifestyle.

Here are few ways in which bad relationships might and usually do affect you:

Depression: This is an obvious outcome as a bad relationship forces you to reconsider and doubt your self-worth which leads to self-p...more

Personality is developed through learning and is not the result of heredity. Early childhood is the critical period in its development. Before the child is ready for school the dominant characteristics of his personality are so well that they can be seen easily in his facial expression. Adults who assume the responsibility for the upbringing of a child should guide his development so that there will be a predominance of desirable personality traits.

Home influences in personality develo...more

What Is Adjustment Disorder

Adjustment disorders are considered to be a group of conditions which usually occur when a person experiences difficulty in coping with stressful life events. These usually include relationship issues, job issues or the demise of a loved one. The incapacity to adjust to stressful events leads to psychological and sometimes physical symptoms.

Symptoms of Adjustment Disorder

The psychological and physical symptoms linked with adjustment disor...more

Don t like social gatherings? Have you always been the one who avoids family get together? If your answer is affirmative, then you are probably suffering from Avoidant personality disorder (APD). Avoidant personality disorder is a psychological condition wherein, one feels extremely shy. Becoming overly sensitive to rejection and developing feelings of inadequacy are common signs of this disorder. This disorder can lead to problems in your work life and relationships.

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Previously known as multiple personality disorder or simply split personalitydisorder, dissociative identity disorder is a very serious and unpleasant form of dissociation. It is based on the lack of connection, or rather a discontinuity in thought, action, feeling, memory or even a misplaced sense of identity.

It is usually considered to be a result of severe traumatic experiences in early childhood, varying from extremely physical to repeated emotional or sexual abuse. It is thought t...more

Dependent personality disorder (dpd)

Dependent personality disorder (dpd) is an anxious personality disorder characterized by an inability to be alone. People with dpd develop symptoms of anxiety when they re not around others. They rely on other people for comfort, reassurance, advice, and support.

People who don t have this condition sometimes deal with feelings of insecurity. The difference is that people with dpd need reassurance from others to function.

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Somatic symptom disorder is when you put so much focus on symptoms such as pain or fatigue that you have trouble functioning or experience severe emotional distress. You will be visiting the doctor a lot, completely unnecessarily and will waste a lot of money when you have no major health concerns. However, there are treatments, which can help you cope with this problem. Read further to find out what they are:

Symptoms

Worrying excessively about an illness, which has not yet o...more