Students who cheat in high school and college are highly likely to fit the profile for subclinical psychopathy - a personality disorder defined by erratic lifestyle, manipulation, callousness and antisocial tendencies, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. These problematic students cheat because they feel entitled and disregard morality, the study found...
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September 10, 2010
September 8, 2010
Personality predicts cheating more than academic struggles, study shows
Students who cheat in high school and college are highly likely to fit the profile for subclinical psychopathy -- a personality disorder defined by erratic lifestyle, manipulation, callousness and antisocial tendencies, according to new research. These problematic students cheat because they feel entitled and disregard morality, the study found.
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September 4, 2010
Normal? You're Weird - Psychiatrists
Almost everyone is pretty screwed up. That's not my opinion, that's official - according to a new paper in the latest British Journal of Psychiatry.Make sure you're sitting down for this. No less than 48% of the population have "personality difficulties", 21% have a full blown "personality disorder", and 7% have it even worse with "complex" or "severe" personality disorders.That's quite a lot of
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July 1, 2010
Psychiatrists Welcome Northern Ireland Strategy To Help People With Personality Disorder
The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland has welcomed publication of the Department of Health's strategy to help people with personality disorder. Dr Philip McGarry, Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland, said: "Personality disorder is misunderstood, and can make life very difficult for many people and sometimes for those around them...
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June 26, 2010
What Are Personality Disorders? What Causes Personality Disorders?
Personality disorder is a broad term that refers to a type of mental illness. People who struggle with a personality disorder have difficulty dealing with other people. They tend to be inflexible, rigid, and unable to respond to the changes and demands of life. Their ways of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others are dysfunctional...
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January 22, 2010
2010-01-22 Spike activity
Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:Drug Monkey covers a fascinating study finding that mental health workers judge patients differently depending on whether they're described as being a 'substance abuser' or as having 'a substance use disorder'. We covered a similar study on personality disorder previously.To the bunkers! The robots are coming but are we ready for them? asks Si
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October 11, 2009
The Curious Case of Kerrie Wooltorton
If you have not heard of Kerrie Wooltorton, then you are either living in a box (like me) or an Indian medical student (again. like me, sigh!)...So here is the deal.Kerrie Wooltorton was a 26 year old woman who was suffering from an "untreatable" emotionally unstable personality disorder, infertility and depression. She drunk anti freeze and waved an advance directive in the face of the doctors w
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September 7, 2009
Did Salvador Dali suffer from Mental Illness?
Based on two psychiatric assessment procedures, a computer program investigating the presence of a psychotic disorder and a personality questionnaire, Salvador Dali was found to have a personality disorder for DSM Cluster A and B. He was also found to meet the diagnostic criteria for psychotic illnesses.You can’t diagnose psychiatric illness without doing a face [...]... Murphy, C.
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May 22, 2009
Researchers Examine The Psychological Impact Of Child Abuse
According to a new Mayo Clinic study, a history of child abuse significantly impacts the wide range of challenges facing depressed inpatients. Included are an increase in suicide attempts, prevalence of substance use disorder, and a higher incidence rate of personality disorder. Additionally, these victims also had an earlier onset of mental illness and an increase in psychiatric hospitalizations
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May 15, 2009
Drama queens (& kings): what we know about histrionic personality disorder
by Joye C. Anestis Perhaps it is because I grew up around theatre people, but to me histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a fascinating mental illness. The overall descriptor of HPD is superficial emotion - folks with this illness reportedly...
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