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Borderline Personality Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Antisocial Personality Disorder, ADHD, Substance Use: Common Threads…

Borderline Personality Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Antisocial Personality Disorder, ADHD, Substance Use: Common Threads…

See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49772969   Article · January 2010 Source: PubMed   4 authors, including: Tamika Zapolski Indiana University-Purdue University Indianap… 40 PUBLICATIONS 634 CITATIONS Melissa Cyders Indiana University-Purdue University Indianap… 83 PUBLICATIONS 3,195 CITATIONS   Published in final edited form as: Indep Pract. 2010 ; 30(1): 20–23.     Borderline Personality Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Antisocial Personality Disorder, ADHD, Substance Use: Common Threads, Common Treatment Needs, and the Nature of Impulsivity Tamika C….

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Comparing the Stability of Psychopathy Scores in Adolescents Versus Adults: How Often Is “Fledgling Psychopathy” Misdiagnosed?

Comparing the Stability of Psychopathy Scores in Adolescents Versus Adults: How Often Is “Fledgling Psychopathy” Misdiagnosed?

12/15/2015 Elizabeth Cauffman University of California, Irvine Jennifer Skeem University of California, Berkeley Julia Dmitrieva University of Denver Caitlin Cavanagh University of California, Berkeley Published article available: American Psychological Association Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 2016, Vol. 22, No. 1, 77–91 1076-8971/16/$12.00 http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/law0000078 Funded by: William T. Grant Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice. Corresponding Author: Elizabeth Cauffman, University of California, Irvine, 4306 Social and Behavioral Sciences, Irvine, CA 92697-7050; Email: cauffman@uci.edu  …

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A Rorschach Investigation of Psychopathy in a Sample of Incarcerated Females

A Rorschach Investigation of Psychopathy in a Sample of Incarcerated Females

Pacific University CommonKnowledge  School of Graduate Psychology                                                                                     College of Health Professions   7-24-2009   Sarah A. Baird Pacific University   Recommended Citation Baird, Sarah A. (2009). A Rorschach Investigation of Psychopathy in a Sample of Incarcerated Females (Doctoral dissertation, Pacific University). Retrieved from: http://commons.pacificu.edu/spp/83 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Health Professions at CommonKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in School of Graduate Psychology by an authorized administrator of CommonKnowledge….

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The Malignant Narcissistic Dimension in the Antisocial Personality Disorder

The Malignant Narcissistic Dimension in the Antisocial Personality Disorder

Simona Trifu* Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, Romania *Corresponding Author: Simona Trifu Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences University of Bucharest, Romania Tel: +4021-2204016 Mobile: +40-723922300 E-mail: simonatrifu@yahoo.com Received date: July 10, 2013; Accepted date: August 13, 2013; Published date: August 26, 2013 Citation: Trifu S (2013) The Malignant Narcissistic Dimension in the Antisocial Personality Disorder. J Forensic Res 4:188. doi: 10.4172/2157-7145.1000188 Copyright: © 2013 Trifu S. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms…

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Dream-reality confusion in borderline personality disorder: a theoretical analysis

Dream-reality confusion in borderline personality disorder: a theoretical analysis

Dagna Skrzypińska and Barbara Szmigielska* Unit of Sleep Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland This paper presents an analysis of dream-reality confusion (DRC) in relation to the characteristics of borderline personality disorder (BPD), based on research findings and theoretical considerations. It is hypothesized that people with BPD are more likely to experience DRC compared to people in non-clinical population. Several variables related to this hypothesis were identified through a theoretical analysis of the scientific literature. Sleep disturbances: problems…

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Personality disorder, emotional intelligence, and locus of control of patients with alcohol dependence

Personality disorder, emotional intelligence, and locus of control of patients with alcohol dependence

Om Prakash, Neelu Sharma,1 Amool R. Singh,1 K. S. Sengar,1 Suprakash Chaudhury,2 and Jay Kumar Ranjan3 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Abstract Aim: To assess personality disorder (PD), emotional intelligence (EI), and locus of control of alcohol dependent (AD) patients and its comparison with normal controls. Materials and Methods: Based on purposive sampling technique, 33 AD patients were selected from the De-Addiction Ward of Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS) and 33 matched normal subjects…

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Defense Mechanisms Reported by Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and Axis II Comparison Subjects Over 16 Years of Prospective Follow-up: Description and Prediction of Recovery

Defense Mechanisms Reported by Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and Axis II Comparison Subjects Over 16 Years of Prospective Follow-up: Description and Prediction of Recovery

Mary C. Zanarini, Ed.D., Frances R. Frankenburg, M.D., and Garrett Fitzmaurice, Sc.D. Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Am J Psychiatry See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Abstract Objective This study assessed the defensive functioning of 290 borderline patients and compared it to that of 72 patients with other forms of axis II psychopathology over 16 years of prospective follow-up. It also assessed…

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Schizoid Personality Disorder

Schizoid Personality Disorder

  People with schizoid personality disorder rarely feel there is anything wrong with them. Symptoms include an indifference to social relationships and a limited range of emotional expression. Definition The word personality describes deeply ingrained behavior patterns and the way individuals perceive, relate to, and think about themselves and the world. Personality traits are enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts. A personality disorder has…

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Emotion and decision-making: affect-driven belief systems in anxiety and depression

Emotion and decision-making: affect-driven belief systems in anxiety and depression

Martin P. Paulus1,2 and Angela J. Yu3 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Trends Cogn Sci See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Abstract Emotion processing and decision-making are integral aspects of daily life. However, our understanding of the interaction between these constructs is limited. In this review, we summarize theoretical approaches to the link between emotion and decision-making, and focus on research with…

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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

By Steve Bressert, Ph.D. ~ 4 min read Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is characterized by a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency. When rules and established procedures do not dictate the correct answer, decision making may become a time-consuming, often painful process. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder may have such difficulty deciding which tasks take priority or what is the best way of doing some particular task that they may never get…

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