Project: Intro to Psychology

by Logan Rivers

Project: Intro to Psychology

by Logan Rivers

Princess Azula Sociopath aka Antisocial Personalit y

Borderlin e Personal ity Disorder

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Disorder in which a person has no morals or conscience and often behaves in an impulsive manner without regard for the consequences of that behavior

Mayo Clinic Definition

Antisocial personality disorder is a type of chronic mental illness in which a person's ways of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others are abnormal and destructive. People with antisocial personality disorder typically have no regard for right and wrong. They may often violate the law and the rights of others, landing in frequent trouble or conflict. They may lie, behave violently, and have drug and alcohol problems. And people with antisocial personality disorder may not be able to fulfill responsibilities to family, work or school.

More Symptoms
A person with antisocial personality disorder might: Be able to act witty and charming Be good at flattery and manipulating other people's emotions Break the law repeatedly Disregard the safety of self or others Have problems with substance abuse Lie, steal, and fight often Not show guilt or remorse Often be angry or arrogant Source: PubMedHealth

Borderline Personality Disorder

Intense/relatively unstable relationships Moody, manipulative, untrusting Periods of depression

Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation Identity disturbance, such as a significant and persistent unstable self-image or sense of self Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving,binge eating) Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior Emotional instability due to significant reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days) Chronic feelings of emptiness Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights) Transient, stress-related paranoid thoughts or severe dissociative symptoms

Source: Psychcentral.com

Schizoid Personality Disorder

unsociability, quietness, reservedness, seriousness, eccentricity timidity, shyness with feelings, sensitivity, nervousness, excitability pliability, honesty, indifference, silence, cold emotional attitudes

A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:

Neither desires nor enjoys relationships or human interaction, including being part of a family Almost always chooses solitary activities Has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities Lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives Appears indifferent to praise or criticism by others Shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affect

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Provocative (or seductive) behavior Relationships are considered more intimate than they actually are Attention-seeking Influenced easily Speech (style) wants to impress; lacks detail Emotional lability; shallowness Make-up; physical appearance is used to draw attention to self Exaggerated emotions; theatrical

More Characteristics

Exhibitionist behavior Constant seeking of reassurance or approval Excessve sensitivity to criticism or disapproval Pride of own personality and unwillingness to change, viewing any change as a threat Inappropriately seductive appearance or behavior Using somatic symptoms (of physical illness) as a means of garnering attention A need to be the center of attention Low tolerance for frustration or delayed gratification Rapidly shifting emotional states that may appear superficial or exaggerated to others Tendency to believe that relationships are more intimate than they actually are Making rash decisions

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