Please write each question on the top of each answer and write answer in a complete sentense

Part I: Personality Disorders

This video does a great job in describing and explaining Personality Disorders in about 10 minutes! Watch the following video on Personality Disorders, and then answer the quesitons below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E1JiDFxFGkLinks to an external site.

What is meant by “Personality?” Please give a thorough answer

What is meant by “ego dystonic?”

Who was an early researcher who began the modern work on classification of these disorders as mentioned in the video?

What is meant by a personality “disorder?” What are the characteristics described in the video and why are these a “disorder?”

What are the 3 clusters of personality disorders? Describe these cluster and then name and describe specific personality disorders in each cluster.

What are other personality disorders mentioned and what symptoms characterize these disorders?

What do you think causes these personality disorders? Please mention information from the video.

Which personality disorder seems most dangerous or maladaptive? Why?

What is the findings on the genetic compoent AND neurological characteristics in those with psychopathic personaltiy features in antisocial personality disorder?

What does “ego syntonic” mean and mentioned in the video?

Do you suspect anyone you know as having one of these disorders? What symptoms to they display?

Part II: TEST YOURSELF (This is NOT a diagnosis–it’s merely identification of some behavioral, cognitive, or emotional similarities)

For some reason, this link does not work which is too bad because it was interesting….Maybe in the future, it will work again so I will keep it here for now: http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mvLinks to an external site.

For this part of the assignment, I want you to take a few assessments. Remember, these are not official diagnoses of any kind. This will just pick up patterns and recognize POSSIBLE symptoms. Click on the following link relating to a “mental illness test”:

https://www.thecalculator.co/personality/Personality-Disorder-Test-440.htmlLinks to an external site.

Take each of the following: the Mental Illness Test, Antisocial Personality Disorder test, the Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder test, and the Borderline Personality Disorder test. You will see the kinds of questions that are asked for these assessments.

After you are finished, answer the questions below:

Remember, online quizzes are not professional diagnoses. This test only identifies POSSIBLE signs, and is NOT indicative of an actual disorder.

What were your results?

Do the results make sense to you? In other words, was it a surprise to you?

In what ways do you think you could improve the functioning of your personality?

Do you think personality is a behavioral choice? Think about this question carefully before responding.

Lastly (although this is not part of the assignment), for more information on personality disorders, the following website is quite useful (there’s lots of information on the personality disorders, signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, etc.) : http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/personality-disorders/DS00562Links to an external site.

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