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psychopathy is a personality disorder characterised by a pervasive pattern of disregard for the rights of others and the rules of society. psychopaths have a lack of empathy and remorse, and have very shallow emotions. they are generally regarded as callous, selfish, dishonest, arrogant, aggressive, impulsive, irresponsible, and hedonistic.
schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterised by a breakdown of thought processes and by poor emotional responsiveness. it most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganised speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social or occupational dysfunction. the disorder is thought mainly to affect cognition, but it also usually contributes to chronic problems with behaviour and emotion. people with schizophrenia are likely to have additional (comorbid) conditions, including major depression and anxiety disorders; the lifetime occurrence of substance abuse is almost 50%. social problems, such as long-term unemployment, poverty and homelessness, are common. the average life expectancy of people with the disorder is 12 to 15 years less than those without, the result of increased physical health problems and a higher suicide rate (about 5%).
by definition, PTSD always follows a traumatic event which causes intense fear and/or helplessness in an individual. typically the symptoms develop shortly after the event, but may take years. the duration for symptoms is at least one month for this diagnosis. the traumatic event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to someone else, or to one’s own or someone else’s physical, sexual, or psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual’s ability to cope. as an effect of psychological trauma, PTSD is less frequent and more enduring than the more commonly seen acute stress disorder.
Psychosis refers to an abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a “loss of contact with reality”. People suffering from psychosis are described as psychotic.
A psychotic break with reality produces only one of the few base emotions - fear. You can argue high and low, but every subtle emotion that one feels during a psychosis flows forth from fear. A psychosis, however, is often not a loose condition. No psychiatrist worth his or her money will diagnose you simply with being psychotic - the psychotic state of mind is closely tied with the disorders of the schizophrenic spectrum;
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES
The essential feature of Dependent Personality Disorder is a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behaviour and fears of separation. This pattern begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts. The dependent and submissive behaviours are designed to elicit care-giving and arise from a self-perception of being unable to function adequately without the help of other.
