PSYC3004 Walden Borderline Personality Disorder Discussion Discussion: Examples of Personality Disorders Based on your review of this week’s required Lear

PSYC3004 Walden Borderline Personality Disorder Discussion Discussion: Examples of Personality Disorders

Based on your review of this week’s required Learning Resources, you have become familiar with the categories of personality disorders in the DSM-5. You now know some of the essential features of the various personality disorders, including those in the “odd,” “dramatic,” and “anxious” clusters. In this week’s Discussion, you will make some connections between this week’s course content and the depictions of this content that you have encountered in a variety of popular media. The goal is to bring to life what you have been reading about this week and connect it to examples in real life.

To prepare for this Discussion:

Review the Learning Resources that focus on those characteristics that could qualify someone for diagnosis of a personality disorder.Kreger, R. (2014). (Borderline Personality Disorder) BPD central. Retrieved fromhttp://www.bpdcentral.com/
Choose a character from a work of literature (i.e. play, novel, etc.), movie, or television show who, based on your assessment, would qualify for a personality disorder diagnosis.

Write a response to the following:

Describe your chosen character in adequate detail so that your classmates get a clear picture of the character you are discussing.
Identify the personality disorder diagnosis that you think is appropriate for this character.
Include three clear examples (behavioral examples are especially helpful) of how your nominee manifests the necessary symptoms of the given personality disorder. Be sure to utilize the diagnostic features of the personality disorder selected.
Comment briefly on possible causal factors, including those mentioned in the work of literature, movie, or television program (you should also cite the textbook or outside sources to support your points regarding causal factors).

Assignment: Living with Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a disorder that garners a lot of interest, likely due to the more “bizarre” aspects of the positive symptoms of the disorder, including delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, and inappropriate affect. With only 1% of the population suffering from Schizophrenia, it can be helpful to “experience” the symptoms and their impact through a fairly accurate biographical depiction. If you have not already done so, this week you will watch the portrayal of John Forbes Nash, Jr.’s struggle with schizophrenia in the movie A Beautiful Mind.

To prepare for this Assignment:

Review Chapter 12 in your textbook.
Watch the movie A Beautiful Mind.
Find a peer-reviewed journal article in support of effective treatment options for schizophrenia.

The Assignment (2–3 pages):

Describe how Nash’s symptoms of schizophrenia are presented in the film, including behavioral descriptions of his positive, negative, and/or psychomotor symptoms as appropriate.
Review the ways theorists explain schizophrenia using psychological and sociocultural factors (not biological), and offer your conceptualization of Nash’s development of schizophrenia from these two perspectives.
Based on your conceptualization above, what treatment options would you recommend? (Be sure to include at least one journal article in support of your chosen treatment options.) What type(s) of treatment(s) did Nash experience?
Is the success Nash experienced in managing his disorder common or uncommon for individuals who face symptoms of schizophrenia or a diagnosis of schizophrenia?

If using alternate articles:

Describe Frese’s symptoms of schizophrenia presented in the articles, including behavioral descriptions of his positive, negative, and/or psychomotor symptoms as appropriate.
Review the ways theorists explain schizophrenia using psychological and sociocultural factors (not biological), and offer your conceptualization of Frese’s development of schizophrenia from these two perspectives.
Based on your conceptualization above, what treatment options would you recommend? (Be sure to include at least one journal article in support of your chosen treatment options.) What type(s) of treatment(s) did Frese experience?
Is the success Frese experienced in managing his disorder common or uncommon for individuals who face symptoms of schizophrenia or a diagnosis of schizophrenia?