MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR & PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Kwame Danquah Argosy University Prof. Jennifer Myers FP6005 A01 April 4, 2017 Primary and Secondary Diagnoses Jessica E. Smith was referred to as my office for a psychological evaluation. Thus concluding the primary diagnosis is borderline personality disorder. Ms. Smith’s background and demographic information were obtained before the actual evaluation and revealed information that fits the criteria of the diagnosis. Ms. Smith was also administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), which assessed her personal attitude, beliefs, and experiences.
The Hawaiian Day Octopus is part of the mollusk family, and are closely related to squid, cuttlefish, and the Nautilus. They don’t have shells, but compensate with their extremely intelligent and ability to adjust color immediately to match their surroundings. When they are startled or leave a certain area, they release an ink cloud. The objective of this ink cloud is to distract possible predators, (*kind of like in Mario Kart when your screen gets inked). They can also squeeze themselves into tiny cracks.
The episode starts at the Krusty Krab, where Squidward is listening to Kelpy G's smooth jazz on the radio. The radio announces that there is a concert tonight, but the tickets are sold out. Squidward notices that he has tickets, so he could go to the concert, but Patrick swallows them. They use the phones for a chance to win more tickets, but they keep on losing. SpongeBob finally figures it out and they both can go backstage to meet Kelpy G. SpongeBob and Squidward go on a bus to go to Kelpy G's concert.
The main condition being Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is described as a patterned disorder of grandiosity, an excessive need for attention, lack of empathy, and entitlement. The psychodynamics of NPD is dysfunctional self-regulation, emotional regulation, and interpersonal NPD symptoms include believing oneself is the most important aspect, fantasizing about having control, greedy for attention, exploitative, envious, arrogant or having attitude, and feeling a sense of privilege. To relate to NPD, Sigmund Freud’s human psyche study provides reasoning behind the disorder and how it relates to Jack’s savage behavior. He states that the majority of individuals' mental processes are unconscious and fall into the hands of the superego, ego, and id. Id, the pleasure principle, ego, the governing agency, and superego, moral censoring agency, all contribute to individuals to make behavioral decisions. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory explains that these three components of the mind control human behavior.
Dimmesdale is Wack, Man When considering the term “narcissism,” one often conjures up the image of a conceited, self-absorbed person who excessively praises their own perfection. However, narcissism as a psychological disorder is much deeper. According to licensed mental health counselor Michael Samsel, narcissism is best described as “organizing one 's life around the goal of being superior.” And yet, “superiority is not just about learning to do one or more things well, it is about hiding any evidence of imperfection in other areas” (Samsel).
Imagine a world with complete equality. No one more skilled, more intelligent or more attractive than another. Where failure is applauded and mediocrity is the social norm. This is the world in the short story “Harrison Bergeron,” written by Kurt Vonnegut in 1961. Vonnegut illustrates the disasters of an extremely equal society through the use of satirical irony, imagery and characterization.
In the short story “The Vacation Crush of Squid Girl” written by Todd Strasser, Sierra initially declares she despises nature, but she personally admires it. During a vacation she goes on with her nature-loving parents, Sierra, the protagonist, reveals her interest by her knowledge of nature, describing items in a positive tone, and her clever use of sarcasm. In the first place, Sierra’s intelligence divulges her love of nature. For instance, she says, “Back to the beach, the tree huggers have returned with a treasure trove of pink-and-white cowrie shells, a few baby conches and one slightly odoriferous sun-dried seahorse, which is an amazing find.”
They tend to have inflexible thoughts and behaviors in social situations (Noggle, Rylander, & Soltys, 2013). In The Neuropsychology of Psychopathology, the author states that “a personality disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations
Being a sponge, he appears vulnerable rather than daunting. He challenges male stereotypes by embodying characteristics that are typically considered female. His nonaggressive demeanor is exhibited when he chooses to sulk rather than enacting revenge against Squidward for receiving the promotion. This characteristic is also seen when SpongeBob volunteers to find King Neptune’s crown in order to save Mr. Krabs, the crustacean who overlooked SpongeBob’s clear qualifications for the manager position. Additionally, SpongeBob does not meet the male norm in that he is (comically so) excitable.
A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation. 3. Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self 4. Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging 5. Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior 6.
This is defined as "breaking rules and laws, takes advantage of other people for personal gain, feels little remorse or guilt, appears friendly and charming on the surface, and is often intelligent. " John Wayne Gacy was doing all of the above. He lured children and employees into his car, being charming on the surface, and his friendly neighbor said that he was very intelligent and brilliant. Another disorder relating to him is borderline. He had very unstable relationships, starting with his father-son affair.
Everybody in the world knows the saying, “treat others the way you want to be treated”. A colossal amount of people don’t realize what this quote actually means, or maybe they just don’t accept to be treated how they should be treated, all people should be treated equally with respect, manners, care, and love. However, for a weird reason people on Earth don’t choose to accept what is right for all of us. Furthermore, the show “Spongebob Squarepants” has numerous actions that remove a frame or gesture off a character.
They are viewed as socially callous or cruel facets of the human personality. Narcissism is characterized as, “a sense of self-importance, exhibitionism, entitlement, and interpersonal exploitation.” (Lee, et al. 169-170). Additionally it has been observed that Narcissism can be “the self image of individuals who exaggerate their achievements, disregard the feelings of others, expect to have their desires met, often behave in ways that demand attention, use others for their own gain, believe themselves to be unique, and are highly interested in self-enhancement.”
Diagnoses: Nick meets the criteria for a diagnosis in at least two categories, and those categories are Narcissistic Personality Disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p. 669) and Delusional Disorder, grandiose type (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p. 90). Based on the evidence provided, Nick qualifies for both disorders, however, Narcissistic Personality Disorder would be the main
They feel lonely 2. Low at self-esteem 3. Aggressive 4. They suffer from depression 5. They become introvert
