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Personality
Disorder
Epidemiology
DSM-V
Clinical Features
Relationships
Identity Diffusion
Often complain about chronic feelings of emptiness and
boredom and lack a consistent sense of identity
When pressed, often complain about how depressed they
feel most of the time in spite of the flurry of other affects
Defense Mechanism
Differential Diagnosis
Psychotherapy
Treatment of choice
Difficult for patents and therapist alike
Regression occurs easily, who act out their impulses and show
labile or fixed negative or positive transferences, which are
difficult to analyze
Projectile identification also cause countertransference problems
if the therapist is unaware that the patient is unconsciously trying
to coerce the therapist to act out a particular type of behavior
Splitting as a defense mechanism causes the patient to alternately
hate the therapist and others on the environment
A reality-oriented approach is more effective than in-depth
interpretations of the unconscious
Treatment
Behavior therapy
Used in order to control impulses and angry outbursts and
to reduce sensitivity to criticisms and rejection
Social skills training
- especially with videotape playback is helpful to enable
patients to see how their actions affect others and to
improve interpersonal relationship
In the Hospital
Improvement
Antidepressants
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Pharmacotherapy