Personality Disorders: Failures of Adjustment

Uses dramatizations to illustrate sociopathic, paranoid, schizoid, avoidant, narcissistic, histrionic, passive-aggressive, and compulsive disorder types. Your students will learn some of the psychological causes of these disorders and recent breakthroughs in treatment.

Part 1:

The Antisocial Personality analyzes the impact of developmental factors on socially maladaptive behavior…the role of early successful socialization…how personality disorders differ from psychosis and neurosis…characteristics of the sociopath…innovations in diagnosis and treatment.

Part 2:

Disorders of Isolation distinguishes the paranoid personality disorder from paranoia and paranoid schizophrenia, using the example of Captain Queeg from The Caine Mutiny. Describes schizoid and avoidant personalities and discusses current methods of treatment.

Part 3:

Manipulative Disorders teaches your students all about narcissism, plus histrionic, passive-aggressive, and compulsive personalities. Includes a discussion with Dr. Otto Kernberg, a well-known authority on personality disorders.

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