Paranoid Personality Disorder By: Christopher Bracamontes

Def. of Paranoid Personality Disorder “It’s a psychiatric condition in which a person has a long term distrust and suspicion of others” “It’s a psychiatric condition in which a person has a long term distrust and suspicion of others” Also people that have Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) they mistrust and have suspicion of people for no reason Also people that have Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) they mistrust and have suspicion of people for no reason

Associated Features DSM-IV-TR Criteria DSM-IV-TR Criteria When they don’t trust their partner or spouse When they don’t trust their partner or spouse 1. Lack of desire for or enjoyment of close relationships 2. Strong preference for solitary activities 3. Little or no interest in sexual experience with another person 4. Lack of pleasure in few, if any, activites

Associated Features DSM-IV-TR Criteria Continue…. DSM-IV-TR Criteria Continue…. 5. Lack of close friends or confidants, other than immediate relatives 6. Indifference to praise or criticism 7. Emotional coldness, detachment, or flat emotionally

Associated Features People with PPD feel that they are always in danger and look for evidence of their suspicion People with PPD feel that they are always in danger and look for evidence of their suspicion People wit PPD don’t think or know that they have problem but people around them do see it People wit PPD don’t think or know that they have problem but people around them do see it They think that people will expose their secrets They think that people will expose their secrets

Associated Features They cant work well with others They cant work well with others They isolate themselves from all people They isolate themselves from all people They are detach from everybody They are detach from everybody Since people with PPD are extremely suspicious of others they always keep their guard up with everyone Since people with PPD are extremely suspicious of others they always keep their guard up with everyone

Etiology Family/genes Family/genes This disorder are more common in families that have schizophrenia and delusional disorder This disorder are more common in families that have schizophrenia and delusional disorder But mostly it starts on childhood years when physical or emotional trauma occurs But mostly it starts on childhood years when physical or emotional trauma occurs Environment Environment The thinking and behavior does interfere for a person wit PPD to have a stable relationship and work socially with people The thinking and behavior does interfere for a person wit PPD to have a stable relationship and work socially with people

Prevalence This disorder is more common for men to have But usually it is more common when its genetic wit schizophrenia

Treatment Treatment is really hard for people with PPD because they are suspicious with everyone even doctors Treatment is really hard for people with PPD because they are suspicious with everyone even doctors But if the people do accept the help they will get therapy But if the people do accept the help they will get therapy But mostly they don’t because they don’t think they have a problem But mostly they don’t because they don’t think they have a problem But if they do get the therapy usually they stop the treatment themselves because they don’t trust the therapist But if they do get the therapy usually they stop the treatment themselves because they don’t trust the therapist

Prognosis Therapy and medications can help people with PPD only if they keep up with their treatments Therapy and medications can help people with PPD only if they keep up with their treatments But when their suspicions still occur they wont be able to function well in life for the reason that they cant trust nobody or any treatment But when their suspicions still occur they wont be able to function well in life for the reason that they cant trust nobody or any treatment

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References Continue The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. (2009). Diseases & Conditions. rs/personality_disorders/hic_paranoi d_personality_disorder.aspx The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. (2009). Diseases & Conditions. rs/personality_disorders/hic_paranoi d_personality_disorder.aspx rs/personality_disorders/hic_paranoi d_personality_disorder.aspx rs/personality_disorders/hic_paranoi d_personality_disorder.aspx (2011). Paranoid Personality Disorder. Ps/Paranoid-personality-disorder.html (2011). Paranoid Personality Disorder. Ps/Paranoid-personality-disorder.html

Discussion Question How can a treatment work for a person with PPD if he/she doesn’t accept the help and he is already putting people in danger? How can a treatment work for a person with PPD if he/she doesn’t accept the help and he is already putting people in danger?