Personality DisordersWhat is it and what causes it..

Personality Disorders

What is it? Personality disorders consist of inflexible long lasting maladaptive traits that cause significantly impaired impaired functioning or great distress in one’s personal and social life.

Causes of Personality Disorders

- A troubled childhood- Childhood problems that continue into

adulthood. - Maladaptive or poor personal relationships.

Borderline Personality Disorders:

What is it? Borderline personality disorders consist of patterns of instability in personal relationships, self-image, and emotions, as well as impulsive behavior.

Did you know?

75% percent of people with borderline personality disorders engage in self-harm like cutting, burning, or other forms of self mutilation. Another 10% will eventually likely commit suicide..

Causes of Borderline Personality Disorders: Both environmental and genetic causes.

- Experiencing trauma during childhood, such as abuse or being prohibited from expressing negative emotions.

- No specific gene is responsible although impulsivity and aggression are highly hereditary.

ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

BY

TYLER GUNA

ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

• ANTI-SOCIAL REFERS TO A PATTERN OF DISREGARDING OR VIOLATING THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS WITHOUT FEELING GUILT OR REMORSE.

• THE DIAGNOSTIC SYMPTOMS VARY ALONG A CONTINUUM.

SIGNS OF ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

• SYMPTOMS BEGIN AS A CHILD AND ARE MOST EVIDENT BETWEEN THE 20’S AND 30’S.

• SYMPTOMS INCLUDE CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, BULLYING BEHAVIOR, IMPULSIVITY OR EXPLOSIONS OF ANGER, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND POOR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE.

Biological Factors

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Serious Behavior Problems that start at a young age, such as:

● Temper tantrums● Bullying● Torturing animals● Habitual lying

Are indicative of biological factors

Biological Factors

●Genetic● Based on studies of twins

and adopted children● “Contribute 30-50% to the

development of antisocial personality disorder”

●Neurological● Based on brain scans of

children with antisocial personality disorder and studies from children with brain damage

● Brain scan shows damage to the prefrontal cortex

Brain scan of child with antisocial personality disorder:

● Shows damage to the prefrontal cortex

● Children show no empathy, remorse, or guilt as adults

● Brain scans show that children and adults with antisocial personality disorder have 11% fewer brain cells in the prefrontal cortex

Prefrontal Cortex of the Brain:

● Responsible for-– Executive Functions

●Making decisions●Planning

● Damage to prefrontal cortex-– Results in an

increase risk of developing antisocial personality disorder