Miscellaneous disorders
Personality disorders, in essence, are long term, inflexible patterns of behaviour which impact on one's daily life to such a point that they cause significant distress.
Depressive Personality Disorder (Wiki)
Essentially a depressive affective disorder; patients must experience at least five of the following symptoms:
- Chronic feelings of guilt;
- Predominately melancholic mood;
- Chronic pessimism;
- Abnormal fretting;
- Inferiority complex;
- Overly-critical toward others;
- Belief structures are built negatively around oneself.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (Wiki)
Also known as Multiple Personality Disorder
Simply the co-existance of two or more independent personalities within the same mind. At least two personalities must routinely take control of the mind and there must be an overly rampant loss of memory, often referred to as "losing time".
Treatments can include psychotherapies, hypnotherapy and medication (the medication intended as a treatment for the tertiary disorders that may occur, such as depression).
Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder (Wiki)
An objectionable yet remarkably passive, measured nature may constitute this disorder.
Personality Disorder NOS (Not Otherwise Specified) (Wiki)
Any personality disorder that appears to be present and yet is so atypical as not to fall into a specific criteria.
Self-Defeating Personality Disorder (Wiki)
Patients with this disorder must experience at least five of the following symptoms:
- Consciously chooses paths to self-defeat even when this outcome is clearly inevitable;
- Rejects or attempts to incapacitate any help they may be afforded;
- Regularly engages in self-destructive actions and behaviour;
- Has no interest in self furtherance;
- Has seemingly no ability to succeed oneself despite a demonstrated ability to accomplish certain tasks;
- Responds to positive events in life with a balancing negative act;
- Incites upset in others in order to cause upset in oneself;
- Consciously rejects any event or situation that may be enjoyable or rewarding.
These symptoms must not be the result of traumatic events or a depressive affective illness.