Transcript Paranoid Personality Disorder By: Dagoberto Pimentel What is PPD

Paranoid Personality
Disorder
By: Dagoberto Pimentel
What is PPD?
• Paranoid Personality Disorder is when
a person is extremely suspicious,
vigilant, and on guard towards other
people based on the belief that others
intend to harm them either physically,
emotionally, or mentally. The inflicted
person does not need any evidence in
order to carry out their accusations.
• Associative features include, but are
noty limited to, extreme suspicion of
others and on guard against potential
danger or harm.
• Views of how the world works are very
narrow focused, and constantly tries to
confirm their expectations that others
will try to take advantage of them,
making it nearly impossible for them to
trust even their friends and associates.
• Known to accuse spouse or partner of
being unfaithful, even if no sustaining
evidence exist.
• Unable to take responsibility for their
mistakes, instead projects blame onto
others.
• Known to hold grudges for years based
on real or imagined actions by another
person.
• Extremely vulnerable to criticism.
• Sees hostilities where none exist.
• Distinct in social environments, cold
and aggressive.
• Difficulty relaxing, stubborn,
argumentative
• Lacks sense of humor, low self image.
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Etiology &
Prevalence
The disorder is most likely gene related considering
that if there is history of Schizoid or schizophrenia in
the family, chances are offspring may develop PPD.
Studies show that PPD can be acquired due to
trauma or past experiences at the same level of
severity.
PPD is more common in males, and tends to pop up
in early childhood or teen years. Probability of
occurring is increased based on family history of
illness, or abused, mistreated.
TREATMENT
•
PPD is very hard to treat considering that patients
tend to not trust their doctors and avoid medication.
Medication can be prescribed so patients can see
their actions more clearly, and therapy sessions are
common when treating patients. Medications
prevent delusions and calm the patient down, while
therapy exposes the patient to the real world for
glimpses that might eventually allow the patient to
live a satisfactory life.
Prognosis
•
Unfortunately, PPD can never truly be cured. If therapy
or medication stops, the symptoms will return quickly.
However, if treatment is successful, patients can live a
satisfactory life, although never truly 100% normal.
Due to its hard treatment, most cases don’t end well,
with the patient having to live a social less life.
Bibliography
• Myers, D.G(2011). Myers’ Psychology
for AP. New York, NY:Worth Publishers.
• RelayHealth.(2010).Paranoid
Personalty Disorder. Retrieved from
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Any Questions?
Discussion Question!
• Why do you think that although PPD
patients are hostile, and aggressive,
they hardly ever reach the point of
violence?