Browsing: Theories of Psychology

A Holistic, Person-Centered Approach to Mental Health Care People with mental illness sometimes need assistance in different aspects of their…

The Oedipus complex, also known as the Oedipal complex, describes a child’s feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and…

How Kids Learn to Share and Care A tremendous amount of social and emotional development takes place during early childhood.…

Child Development Theories of Freud, Erickson, and More Child development theories focus on explaining how children change and grow over…

People with histrionic personality disorder (HPD) behave in highly emotional and dramatic ways in hopes of drawing attention to themselves. Everyone likes attention and most everyone wants to look attractive. These are normal desires, but people with HPD take this to the extreme. (See famous people with histrionic personality disorder.) These individuals have a pervasive and consistent pattern of seeking attention and dramatic, excessively emotional behaviors. They often dress and behave in sexually provocative, dramatic ways to get attention from others.

There aren’t any authoritative news stories or other valid media outlets listing famous people with dependent personality disorder. By no means does this mean no well-known people suffer from the disorder; it simply means the public hasn’t seen any famous people exhibiting behaviors that indicate they might have dependent personalities.

Dependent personality disorder treatment can be challenging. In general, people with personality disorders don’t feel they have a problem needing treatment; so don’t seek help on their own. Likewise, as long as someone meets their needs and takes responsibility for their lives, the dependent personality is not likely to think he or she needs help.

People with dependent personality disorder (DPD) have a longstanding, persistent and inflexible pattern of relying too heavily on others to meet their emotional and physical needs. This excessive dependence leads to submissive and clingy behavior that arises out of an intense fear of separation. Individuals with this disorder do not trust their own judgment and typically defer to others when faced with making decisions. (Famous People with Dependent Personality Disorder)

Living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) isn’t easy. It’s common to feel helpless when dealing with the intense emotions, emptiness, anger, and other symptoms of the disorder. The symptoms of BPD can impact every aspect of your life. But even with the suffering and chaos this condition causes, many people learn ways to cope and increase quality of life.

Here’s a step-by-step guideline of how to diagnose and treat sexual dysfunctions.