We now know that mental disorders and the symptoms manifest at varying degrees for different people (on a spectrum). This is one of the reasons why a dimensional model is so important.
I have bipolar, but with my high and low stages, I feel more schizoid, as both sides of me don't care about sexual encounters, connecting etc, but will take risks where I will be more up for banter/social stuff in my own way (basically extremely naive and 'fuck it' attitude) whereas in my lows, I can't even step outside the house without having a panic attack and am just completely non-descript in my expression. I have a lot of obsessive-compulsive actions in both highs and lows-in my highs, I will eat more, drink more, socialize more, exercise more, basically excess stuff and more risky stuff. In my lows, I clean more, control calorie intake more, exercise more from panic of putting on weight, have irrational thoughts/obsess over phobias or irrational thoughts and worries etc.
This is a very good overview of the personality disorders. This breaks it down and shows how each are so no confusion occurs, because some (to me anyway) can be confused with others.
i have been studying narcissism. i lived with an overt narc then a covert narc for a total of 30 years. the overt narc matches up to the DSM, but the covert presents SOME of the same traits only they go about it in passive aggressive, sneaky, mind manipulation. they can act completely normal for most people. they tend to only abuse in the home or with one person. they are not arrogant or grandiose or quite a few of the traits in the DSM. they need a whole new category. the brain washing, gas lighting, mind manipulation is extremely dangerous. they don't get put in jail much, but they ruin many lives to the point they make their victim mentally unstable or want to kill themselves. i wish the mental health professionals did more about them.
Sounds like my Dad - super-charming in general, poison if you are close family ... 😕 I've tried to find out more about what happened in the home when my Dad/Auntie were young, but that has not been easy ... I know a bit about what happened, and my Auntie was thrown out of home when she was a mid-teen; supposedly, my Dad had a breakdown around the same time (he was a few years younger) ... It is a deterministic universe, so it's all cause & effect ... such an intricate causal web, though ...
Hey, I thought I had written this - exactly the same experience as yours! The covert narcs in my case seem to have a few cross-overs into the other personality disorders i.e. histrionic - excessive attention-seeking and sexual behaviour. Maybe they should have a category all of their own! My mother is a narcissist, both my ex husbands too (6 years with the first and 30 years with the second), my eldest daughter is a diagnosed Borderline and the two younger daughters copy their father's disrespectful behaviour towards me too. I know I am not perfect and probably have a real crazy streak of my own, but I do not deserve to be treated this way by my own family. Over the last three years, I systematically got rid of all of them and have been narc-free for the last 9 months and for the first time ever, feel real freedom and happiness!
Great to have a video that summarizes the personality disorders. I also found it beneficial that you broke them down into their cluster groups. Thank You!
This is a great summary of personality disorders. I enjoyed how before you went into the disorders in specific, you explained what a personality disorder was and the different clusters that entails.
No wall full of diplomas/titles/universities/etc. Just an open mind filled w/info n knowledge. Way2go Doc! Wish 25% of the ""Drs"" in NYC were like this.
Thank you so much for your videos. I find them excellent. Everything is thoughtfully explained in an easy-to-understand way & I like the way you refer to studies to support what you're describing. I wish I had come across your channel sooner. About 4 years ago I started to investigate personality disorders because I hoped to gain a clearer understanding of a former partner who had recently committed suicide. I have come to believe that he had Borderline Personality Disorder comorbid with Narcissist Personality Disorder & Substance Use Disorder. Your videos have really helped me to better understand these disorders & forgive him for the harm he did to myself & other loved ones during his life.
I do enjoy hearing the debate over the different models between the scientists. I recently took a test and scored highest in my number of Schizoid traits, however I also showed pretty strong in Avoidant, Narcissistic, Anti-Social, Histrionic, Borderline and OCPD and traits I have from those, if I remember correctly. Watching videos like these is probably not good for me, because I am constantly looking at the different disorders and going "I got that trait, and that one, and that one over there, etc," However the test I took has reconfirmed to me the belief I've had for a long time and set forth at the end of this video of more of a "spectrum" type model, rather than purely a categorical model that they have now.
This overview is helpful, particularly regarding comprehension of inclusion of disorders in clusters A-C. I am curious to know the factors associated with disorders that remain stable and others that may decrease in severity over time. I can appreciate both arguments for the dimensional versus categorical debate over classification of the DSM. I believe this information is especially important for CMH students. There are a number of aspects included in Section III of DSM-5 that I find helpful, such as the Alternative Model for personality disorders and conditions for further study.
I am a high school student, and I have a problem where I view myself differently depending on the people I am around, and it causes me to act differently as well. With a lot of people I feel inferior and weak. My personality changes depending on who is talking to me. Also, I am always concentrated on what others are viewing me as, and every movement I make I am subconscious about. I think I really relate to the avoident personality disorder, but I still don't understand why I feel like a different person and why my personality changes depending on who I am around.
Aaron H Oh no it’s the most serious disorder of all..adolescence and young adulthood AHH!!!! 🙃 Sounds like you need to work on your self compassion. Be kind to yourself, slow down and take a breath, and you’ll start to realize two things: 1.) Everyone around you is also focused on themselves just like you are. 2.)You’re not inferior. Everyone else is having the same hell of a time trying to figure out life. They just pretend otherwise.
That's pretty much on par with the stage of life you're in, try not to worry yourself about it- self diagnosis can be a slippery slope, and should be avoided. Practice more self care, and your self esteem & confidence will strengthen over time. By doing so, you'll probably begin to notice the quality of friends you attract and surround yourself with with also improve ❤ Best wishes, Cheers-
i was really happy when he brought up the different models bc i was thinking,, i wasnt sure at all but i had a feeling,,, that the categorical model oversimplified the PDs bc from what ive heard is that there is way more layers and feelings and thought (correct me if im wrong) so i really want to learn about what the dimensional model would be like. you should make a video if you havent already i would definitely watch
Thank you for your expertise! So thorough and easy to grasp and understand. I am studying for my LPC exam which is on April 1, 2019. Your material have been a God sent and a real blessing! Thank you!:) I have subscribed.
Categorical vs dimensional? I'll need to look into what that could mean. CZcams recommends strikes again. So very happy and relieved to have your videos here Dr. Grande! You have much to teach and explain it so well. And are gracious and hardworking to put it into videos so we can take it in from our homes. I feel if I can absorb it all I'll be a much stronger and wiser person. A lot to think about and learn, haven't been so excited about something in years! Feel like a kid again, with free access to a candy store.
I have really become a fan of your videos since I found your channel a while back! I had a question that I haven't seen covered much; could you explain the differences between the higher functioning end of ASD (so I guess what would used to be referred to as HFA or Aspergers Syndrome) and BPD? Specifically when diagnosing an adult, so without much reference to early-childhood behavior? I have read several published pieces on the differential dianosis of the two disorders, but I ask because I'm a male that has been diagnosed with BPD and have subsequently had it changed to ASD but different practicioners still can't agree on which it is. There just seems to be so much overlap in symptomology, at least on the surface, and especially in females who seem to be frequently misdiagnosed with BPD rather than ASD. If anyone is curious than I can provide links to the articles and studies that I mentioned previously ☺
I would like to read those and would also like a video on the topic of ASD and BPD. I'm a male diagnosed with ASD and I've got BPD traits. I have 7 BPD traits but a lot of that is just the ASD overlapping. There are like 3 or 4 of the symptom criteria that aren't explained by my ASD.
SkullKing11841 I will have to find the others later, as they are saved on my desktop and I'm on mobile now, but here is one of them. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5590952/
Hello, Dr Grande! I love your videos, they are very informative and clear at the same time. Can you please do a vídeo about fibromyalgia related with personality disorders? Thanks!
Great video! Good explanation of Cluster A,B, & C personality disorders. Narcissistic disorder seems like it would be a challenge to treat. I will attempt to counsel a person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder in my role play for my Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Class
I'm pretty certain I have Avoidant Personality Disorder from Cluster C because I check out all of the symptoms. I also have symptoms of Cluster A disorders but it's hard to pin down exactly which disorder it is since they have similar symptoms.
I'm a little paranoid due to 27 years with a narcissist and now with his and his lackeys stalking me. Thank God it's calmed down a bit with the stalking, it gets so old. I don't hold grudges, I don't think. Tho trust is a big issue for me. Usually I don't worry about something bad with a close person unless they give me reason to than wonder why I let my walls down.
The discussion of categorical and dimensional models at the end could be expanded into an entire video. I see value in the categorical model while acknowledging its weaknesses. Many clients must navigate through a frustrating mental health system for months and years before receiving a well-considered categorical diagnosis. Generally a client who is actively seeking help is very much relieved to finally have a categorical diagnosis so that more effective treatment can begin. Obviously a diagnostic criterion such as "must exhibit at least 3 of the following 5 traits" is not intellectually rigorous. It is primarily meant to be a practical way to eliminate alternative diagnoses. I don't see how a dimensional model could be implemented on a wide scale, but I'm willing to be enlightened.
I have traits of Schizoid personality disorder and Paranoid disorder, but I also come down on the O.C.D. side, very much, so I am not certain which category I would come under.
Is it , well it must be, I have a bit of social and definitely borderline personality disorder. I just watched a video listing the 9 traits. I have all 9 of borderline personality disorder. I have an appointment a clinical psychologist next week thank God.
Makes me think if some people in the DD/lg community have dependent personality disorder....a lot of littles can be extremely dependent on their caregiver.
I work in the field of mental health - I'm a clinician working specifically with homeless + SMI population, which unexpectedly is quite often co-occurring in nature. My question is this: how do you tease out the symptomology of a SMI when there are co-occurring presenting factors indicating co-occurring substance use and/or personality disorder? And how do you avoid the inevitable cognitive bias when it comes to diagnosing a personality disorder? I could very well qualify for a lot of the PD diagnostic criteria as it is - categorical - a check-list of 'symptom', and yet we all know it's vastly more complex to identify a personality which has become 'disordered'... please excuse my obtuse question. A bottle of wine is the culprit! (No SUDS's as far as I can tell!) What I'm trying to ask is this: at what point can you qualify behavior as a 'disordered personality'?
I am really enjoying your videos.... this one I wish I could finish but there is a buzzing in the audio that my brain can’t get passed. For me it prevents me from processing what you are saying. 🙁 I am however going to go watch more of your videos now.
I agree that the categorical model is very 'clumsy' (and can see that it is a (big, imho) compromise, in the interest of 'ease' of/expeditious use) ... but there seems to be a lot of comorbidity of the discreet factors, so many patients must end up being lumped in more than one category, I would imagine (or often just the category of best/most apparent fit) ... ? Very interesting ... not difficult, I think, to realise, quite intuitively, that real people are not going to fit well within neat little boxes ...
I knew someone studying psych who self diagnosed as borderline amongst other things and tried to tell me I was schizotypal. Years away from them and I wonder if I could be a narcissist. I have low affective empathy though I suspect it has increased in the last couple of years in regard to physical pain. I mostly function on cognitive empathy.. I do feel like I have a couple of traits of several of these personality disorders covered in this video. I'm guessing though its a matter how consistently displaying these traits though right?
Wait why isn't there Sadistic Personality Disorder here? Isn't being sadistic an effect from this personality disorder? Sorry, even though I like physcology I don't really study it so I'm very sorry if this is wrong. Great video by the way. I hope you'll continue this great work.
What's it called when someone always backtracks in a convo to always sound right? even if it was just 5 min ago and they are changing the true story to make it sound more innocent or suit their "truth".
Yeah, that's a narcissist, like Angela said. A lot of people do this up to and during their pre-teen years, but grow out of it when they realize how obvious/ineffective the tactic is. It's a blend of pathological lying and gaslighting. I don't think they do it on purpose, I think they do it because they genuinely think that people don't remember details. Narcissists also see the external world as something they move fluidly through, kind of like a dream in which they alone are able to get away with certain things.
I feel like I may have a personality disorder. I don’t want to be the sort of person that self diagnoses but I also don’t want to go to a therapist because I feel like these cases are quite extreme and I may be exaggerating my situation. Also, I am scared of being misdiagnosed. I understand that my way of thinking is likely due to the stigma associated with mental health disorders and that therapy is good for everyone, but knowing that doesn’t really motivate me to go any more. I think I might be afraid of going, but I don’t know why I would be. Any advice?
I'm in your exact position. Honestly, I would want to go to a therapist just so I can understand myself more and what to do. It's better to know something than not know anything at all.
(Sorry if this is too personal) but have you ever seen bits of yourself in any personality disorder /mood disorder or the five factor model ? Maybe you could do a video on that.
It could be much more dangerous in combine Borderline+Covert Narcissistic personality disorder + Histrionic ability in one per persons than the individuals with Schizoid + Dependent + Anxiety Personality disorder who does not plays in a major role in the listed cluster B segment
This is a great overview. I did not know about cluster A disorders before. I am very curious about the effects of these personalities on the children of these people. I suspect I have 2 schizoid parents. I have always been deeply afraid of becoming schizophrenic and never really knew why as I do not have schizophrenia in my family. At least I don't think I do. But I am curious what exactly that link is between these disorders and schizophrenia.
I don’t know what I have! For a week straight I will literally lose my hair from anxiety and paranoia of anything. Like loosing a job etc. Then the next week I do not give a single shit at all. I just don’t care. Then the next week I’m extremely low and want to kill myself. The week after that I’m extremely up and want to be a superstar and take over the world. I literally switch through all of these and each of them are Extreme!!! I’ll get an idea when I’m in one mood, then the next mood I will look at what I’m doing and be like wtf you don’t even like that. 1 minute I love people the next I couldn’t care if they died. Wtf is it😂
There's this guy next to my house who has mental health problems im sacred to go outside to clean my house or decorate outside because dude comes out of he's house stands next to me laughing I'm like sometimes want to punch him but i remember he has problems he walks all around the neighborhood laughing talking 5o himself he also goes to McDonald's burger king walking one time i round him at McDonald's and the girl there who was taking the order looked all scared who wouldn't I am as well and im a guy people like that need to be somewhere to take care of their mental health i remember i dated the sister for 4 years the kid was good but once he started to hang around with gang members and started using drugs he's life changed to bad i have no idea what he took to get cuckoo he's father said he has illness he's disabled but i don't know I'm scared of that guy everyone around my house scared of him so dangerous he also tried to hit he's own mother how crazy is that. Smh why do some people go cuckoo? 😣
Is a personality disorder diagnosis a necessary component of successful therapy and eventually leading a happy, fulfilled life? I've been to my share of psychiatrists but the diagnosis always comes out major depressive disorder. I've long thought I've had some underlying personality defect that would explain why, despite being on medication for 15+ years, my depression has never fully been in check and I haven't advanced very far along the socially accepted lifepath.
I suppose you are aiming for a happy and fulfilled life. Keep an open mind as to where the best remedy might come from to provide you with the relief you appear to be seeking. There is help out there, keep researching and focusing on your health goals. Best wishes on your journey! 💞
Married to one for forty yrs.What a awful way to live.They make everything so missable and I could never understand how a person became this way.Life could of been Wonderful but he destroyed my Life” isolated me from my own children and family.They hate this person and it is so very sad I stayed with this animal this long. I’m hopping to sell my home and get away from this ???? As soon as I can.
Maybe I’ll actually pass my a-levels thanks to this guy
Best wishes!
We now know that mental disorders and the symptoms manifest at varying degrees for different people (on a spectrum). This is one of the reasons why a dimensional model is so important.
I have bipolar, but with my high and low stages, I feel more schizoid, as both sides of me don't care about sexual encounters, connecting etc, but will take risks where I will be more up for banter/social stuff in my own way (basically extremely naive and 'fuck it' attitude) whereas in my lows, I can't even step outside the house without having a panic attack and am just completely non-descript in my expression. I have a lot of obsessive-compulsive actions in both highs and lows-in my highs, I will eat more, drink more, socialize more, exercise more, basically excess stuff and more risky stuff. In my lows, I clean more, control calorie intake more, exercise more from panic of putting on weight, have irrational thoughts/obsess over phobias or irrational thoughts and worries etc.
This is a very good overview of the personality disorders. This breaks it down and shows how each are so no confusion occurs, because some (to me anyway) can be confused with others.
Thank you for helping me understand
Dr. Grande, you are giving this world a great gift of knowledge and understanding .
You're welcome!
i have been studying narcissism. i lived with an overt narc then a covert narc for a total of 30 years. the overt narc matches up to the DSM, but the covert presents SOME of the same traits only they go about it in passive aggressive, sneaky, mind manipulation. they can act completely normal for most people. they tend to only abuse in the home or with one person. they are not arrogant or grandiose or quite a few of the traits in the DSM. they need a whole new category. the brain washing, gas lighting, mind manipulation is extremely dangerous. they don't get put in jail much, but they ruin many lives to the point they make their victim mentally unstable or want to kill themselves. i wish the mental health professionals did more about them.
Sounds like my Dad - super-charming in general, poison if you are close family ... 😕 I've tried to find out more about what happened in the home when my Dad/Auntie were young, but that has not been easy ... I know a bit about what happened, and my Auntie was thrown out of home when she was a mid-teen; supposedly, my Dad had a breakdown around the same time (he was a few years younger) ... It is a deterministic universe, so it's all cause & effect ... such an intricate causal web, though ...
Covert bullying can be the worst form of bullying...
Covert bullying can be the worst form of bullying...
Hey, I thought I had written this - exactly the same experience as yours! The covert narcs in my case seem to have a few cross-overs into the other personality disorders i.e. histrionic - excessive attention-seeking and sexual behaviour. Maybe they should have a category all of their own! My mother is a narcissist, both my ex husbands too (6 years with the first and 30 years with the second), my eldest daughter is a diagnosed Borderline and the two younger daughters copy their father's disrespectful behaviour towards me too. I know I am not perfect and probably have a real crazy streak of my own, but I do not deserve to be treated this way by my own family. Over the last three years, I systematically got rid of all of them and have been narc-free for the last 9 months and for the first time ever, feel real freedom and happiness!
Very accurate!!! I lived with one for 27 years, much healing has got to happen for the kids and myself.
Great to have a video that summarizes the personality disorders. I also found it beneficial that you broke them down into their cluster groups. Thank You!
wish you were my Dr. to be honest
Right, it's not that easy finding a good doctor, especially when it comes to mental health.
Yup, same here!
Improve your knowledge, it can heal you almost like a good doctor would.
1 session and I'd be cured!
TanroeSimons Me too
This is a great summary of personality disorders. I enjoyed how before you went into the disorders in specific, you explained what a personality disorder was and the different clusters that entails.
I’d love to see a video completely devoted to Avoident Personality disorder
Here you go: czcams.com/video/uNFgxw8k7rI/video.html
They say I have it, but on the inside I am more narcissistic and aspd like
...said no one with that disorder ever :p
Pepsodent
No wall full of diplomas/titles/universities/etc. Just an open mind filled w/info n knowledge. Way2go Doc! Wish 25% of the ""Drs"" in NYC were like this.
Its very helpful to have a summary of all ten personality disorders. Good thinking!
Thank you so much for your videos. I find them excellent. Everything is thoughtfully explained in an easy-to-understand way & I like the way you refer to studies to support what you're describing. I wish I had come across your channel sooner. About 4 years ago I started to investigate personality disorders because I hoped to gain a clearer understanding of a former partner who had recently committed suicide. I have come to believe that he had Borderline Personality Disorder comorbid with Narcissist Personality Disorder & Substance Use Disorder. Your videos have really helped me to better understand these disorders & forgive him for the harm he did to myself & other loved ones during his life.
You are quite welcome!
I do enjoy hearing the debate over the different models between the scientists. I recently took a test and scored highest in my number of Schizoid traits, however I also showed pretty strong in Avoidant, Narcissistic, Anti-Social, Histrionic, Borderline and OCPD and traits I have from those, if I remember correctly. Watching videos like these is probably not good for me, because I am constantly looking at the different disorders and going "I got that trait, and that one, and that one over there, etc," However the test I took has reconfirmed to me the belief I've had for a long time and set forth at the end of this video of more of a "spectrum" type model, rather than purely a categorical model that they have now.
Thank you Dr Grande!! I feel like we all have personality disorders just differ on to degree of extent
You are helping me a lot regarding my license.
This overview is helpful, particularly regarding comprehension of inclusion of disorders in clusters A-C. I am curious to know the factors associated with disorders that remain stable and others that may decrease in severity over time. I can appreciate both arguments for the dimensional versus categorical debate over classification of the DSM. I believe this information is especially important for CMH students. There are a number of aspects included in Section III of DSM-5 that I find helpful, such as the Alternative Model for personality disorders and conditions for further study.
Man, I am a big fan. Youre a literal rockstar bro, thankyou for spreading awareness you legend. 👊😎
I like how you can tell us this long speech and never have to clear your throat or cough in the microphone while you’re talking 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Understanding the unique components of each personality disorder is critically important as this will represent the cornerstone of our field work.
Brief overview of these personality disorders! This is an useful video!
Very correct. Well said
I feel like I'm back in college. Your videos are great!
I am a high school student, and I have a problem where I view myself differently depending on the people I am around, and it causes me to act differently as well. With a lot of people I feel inferior and weak. My personality changes depending on who is talking to me. Also, I am always concentrated on what others are viewing me as, and every movement I make I am subconscious about. I think I really relate to the avoident personality disorder, but I still don't understand why I feel like a different person and why my personality changes depending on who I am around.
Quiet Borderline??
cristaldotgema thanks for that, that all makes a lot of sense
Your just insecure.no personality disorder in my opinion. Welcome to adulthood. Don't let people make you think they're better than you. They are not.
Aaron H Oh no it’s the most serious disorder of all..adolescence and young adulthood AHH!!!! 🙃
Sounds like you need to work on your self compassion. Be kind to yourself, slow down and take a breath, and you’ll start to realize two things:
1.) Everyone around you is also focused on themselves just like you are.
2.)You’re not inferior. Everyone else is having the same hell of a time trying to figure out life. They just pretend otherwise.
That's pretty much on par with the stage of life you're in, try not to worry yourself about it- self diagnosis can be a slippery slope, and should be avoided. Practice more self care, and your self esteem & confidence will strengthen over time. By doing so, you'll probably begin to notice the quality of friends you attract and surround yourself with with also improve ❤
Best wishes,
Cheers-
i was really happy when he brought up the different models bc i was thinking,, i wasnt sure at all but i had a feeling,,, that the categorical model oversimplified the PDs bc from what ive heard is that there is way more layers and feelings and thought (correct me if im wrong) so i really want to learn about what the dimensional model would be like. you should make a video if you havent already i would definitely watch
Thank you for your expertise! So thorough and easy to grasp and understand. I am studying for my LPC exam which is on April 1, 2019. Your material have been a God sent and a real blessing! Thank you!:) I have subscribed.
Thank you so much - you are too kind!
I have all these traits at certain times like I believe most people do, just not extreme like certain people have of one traits.
Concise , well said. Thanks
EXCELLENT DOCTOR!
Categorical vs dimensional? I'll need to look into what that could mean. CZcams recommends strikes again.
So very happy and relieved to have your videos here Dr. Grande! You have much to teach and explain it so well. And are gracious and hardworking to put it into videos so we can take it in from our homes. I feel if I can absorb it all I'll be a much stronger and wiser person. A lot to think about and learn, haven't been so excited about something in years! Feel like a kid again, with free access to a candy store.
I have really become a fan of your videos since I found your channel a while back! I had a question that I haven't seen covered much; could you explain the differences between the higher functioning end of ASD (so I guess what would used to be referred to as HFA or Aspergers Syndrome) and BPD? Specifically when diagnosing an adult, so without much reference to early-childhood behavior?
I have read several published pieces on the differential dianosis of the two disorders, but I ask because I'm a male that has been diagnosed with BPD and have subsequently had it changed to ASD but different practicioners still can't agree on which it is.
There just seems to be so much overlap in symptomology, at least on the surface, and especially in females who seem to be frequently misdiagnosed with BPD rather than ASD.
If anyone is curious than I can provide links to the articles and studies that I mentioned previously ☺
I would like to read those and would also like a video on the topic of ASD and BPD.
I'm a male diagnosed with ASD and I've got BPD traits. I have 7 BPD traits but a lot of that is just the ASD overlapping. There are like 3 or 4 of the symptom criteria that aren't explained by my ASD.
INTERESTING WHERE THE LINKS?
Thank you for the idea! I will add it to the production list.
SkullKing11841 I will have to find the others later, as they are saved on my desktop and I'm on mobile now, but here is one of them. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5590952/
Ethan Linton www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5590952/
Hello, Dr Grande! I love your videos, they are very informative and clear at the same time. Can you please do a vídeo about fibromyalgia related with personality disorders? Thanks!
Can you talk about hypocondria please ?
I definitely have all of the symptoms in group a and most the other's too.
Thank you for this. Like others have mentioned this video provided a nice overview of the personality disorders and which increased my understanding.
Please do more of these videos and link to your other/newer videos so we can get more of an insight when you're covering cases. 😎
Two from cluster A and all from cluster C seem to fit me... I definitely need to bring it up to my therapist
Very interesting and I glad you covered categorical vs conventional as I totally agree with you.Thank you for your video
Great video! Good explanation of Cluster A,B, & C personality disorders. Narcissistic disorder seems like it would be a challenge to treat. I will attempt to counsel a person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder in my role play for my Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Class
I really enjoy your videos they are very informative
I'm pretty certain I have Avoidant Personality Disorder from Cluster C because I check out all of the symptoms. I also have symptoms of Cluster A disorders but it's hard to pin down exactly which disorder it is since they have similar symptoms.
I'm a little paranoid due to 27 years with a narcissist and now with his and his lackeys stalking me. Thank God it's calmed down a bit with the stalking, it gets so old. I don't hold grudges, I don't think. Tho trust is a big issue for me. Usually I don't worry about something bad with a close person unless they give me reason to than wonder why I let my walls down.
Thank you so much🙏🏻A wonderful, brief and clear summary 👏👏
Would love to see more on Mixed Personality Disorders. Also known as Mixed Features. I'm a considered an Avoidant-dependent.
The discussion of categorical and dimensional models at the end could be expanded into an entire video. I see value in the categorical model while acknowledging its weaknesses. Many clients must navigate through a frustrating mental health system for months and years before receiving a well-considered categorical diagnosis. Generally a client who is actively seeking help is very much relieved to finally have a categorical diagnosis so that more effective treatment can begin. Obviously a diagnostic criterion such as "must exhibit at least 3 of the following 5 traits" is not intellectually rigorous. It is primarily meant to be a practical way to eliminate alternative diagnoses. I don't see how a dimensional model could be implemented on a wide scale, but I'm willing to be enlightened.
it took me just this video to understand the basic understanding of the 10 disorders; wish you had been my professor. Great video.
This was incredibly interesting. Thank you Dr. Grande.
👏👏👍👍 excellent, super-duper video. Thanx, Dr. Grande.
You’re welcome!
What about bipolar?
This was a great overview of all 10 mental disorders.
Thank you for helping me
What happens when you see your self in all aspects of all the disorders
I have traits of Schizoid personality disorder and Paranoid disorder, but I also come down on the O.C.D. side, very much, so I am not certain which category I would come under.
I noticed that about myself as well
Great summary. Wish I had this when at school. :)
Is it , well it must be, I have a bit of social and definitely borderline personality disorder. I just watched a video listing the 9 traits. I have all 9 of borderline personality disorder. I have an appointment a clinical psychologist next week thank God.
Makes me think if some people in the DD/lg community have dependent personality disorder....a lot of littles can be extremely dependent on their caregiver.
I work in the field of mental health - I'm a clinician working specifically with homeless + SMI population, which unexpectedly is quite often co-occurring in nature. My question is this: how do you tease out the symptomology of a SMI when there are co-occurring presenting factors indicating co-occurring substance use and/or personality disorder? And how do you avoid the inevitable cognitive bias when it comes to diagnosing a personality disorder? I could very well qualify for a lot of the PD diagnostic criteria as it is - categorical - a check-list of 'symptom', and yet we all know it's vastly more complex to identify a personality which has become 'disordered'... please excuse my obtuse question. A bottle of wine is the culprit! (No SUDS's as far as I can tell!) What I'm trying to ask is this: at what point can you qualify behavior as a 'disordered personality'?
I am really enjoying your videos.... this one I wish I could finish but there is a buzzing in the audio that my brain can’t get passed. For me it prevents me from processing what you are saying. 🙁 I am however going to go watch more of your videos now.
I hear it, too!
Is the "Dark Empath" a narcissistic personality disorder? Is there such a thing?
Always interesting and informative
Thank you
Peace 💕🇺🇲
What do you mean by an "odd" appearance" in this case instance? Respectfully, sorry, that was just a bit vague
Shannon Mayer he means a few things including unkempt, crazy colors I’m not including everything but I could think of those.
Thank you that was extremely helpful ❤️👏
I agree that the categorical model is very 'clumsy' (and can see that it is a (big, imho) compromise, in the interest of 'ease' of/expeditious use) ... but there seems to be a lot of comorbidity of the discreet factors, so many patients must end up being lumped in more than one category, I would imagine (or often just the category of best/most apparent fit) ... ? Very interesting ... not difficult, I think, to realise, quite intuitively, that real people are not going to fit well within neat little boxes ...
You have the stupidity personality disorda
Obsessive Compulsive over here!
Hahaha, ur sick in ur head, lol yo
Great info! Thanks!!
Thank you Dr. Grande
You're welcome!
Wow! Thank you Dr. I'll be back, so interesting.
I knew someone studying psych who self diagnosed as borderline amongst other things and tried to tell me I was schizotypal. Years away from them and I wonder if I could be a narcissist. I have low affective empathy though I suspect it has increased in the last couple of years in regard to physical pain. I mostly function on cognitive empathy.. I do feel like I have a couple of traits of several of these personality disorders covered in this video. I'm guessing though its a matter how consistently displaying these traits though right?
Thank you very helpful, i love you video's 😊
I agree that pds are on a spectrum and the dsm needs to be revised to point this out.
Wait why isn't there Sadistic Personality Disorder here? Isn't being sadistic an effect from this personality disorder? Sorry, even though I like physcology I don't really study it so I'm very sorry if this is wrong.
Great video by the way. I hope you'll continue this great work.
Narcissists get worse with age!!!
What's it called when someone always backtracks in a convo to always sound right? even if it was just 5 min ago and they are changing the true story to make it sound more innocent or suit their "truth".
Yeah, that's a narcissist, like Angela said. A lot of people do this up to and during their pre-teen years, but grow out of it when they realize how obvious/ineffective the tactic is. It's a blend of pathological lying and gaslighting. I don't think they do it on purpose, I think they do it because they genuinely think that people don't remember details. Narcissists also see the external world as something they move fluidly through, kind of like a dream in which they alone are able to get away with certain things.
Pathological lying is what that sounds like
You mean like Jussie Smollett?
Thank you very much.
What if we relate to the majority of all 3 clusters?
Psych med withdrawal especially benzos gives off as a person having every single disorder.
OCD and autism spectrum disorder sound like they have a lot of overlap. I wonder how many autistic people have been misdiagnosed with OCD
I knew a narcissist, I was deemed "special" I had no problem with him other than how he treated others, I was treated well.
9CWAI how they treat others is the problem
I think I have all of them.
I get so paranoid that I'm narcissistic, that I make endless list to keep track of all my antisocial behavior!
Disorders or just different types of people?
I feel like I may have a personality disorder. I don’t want to be the sort of person that self diagnoses but I also don’t want to go to a therapist because I feel like these cases are quite extreme and I may be exaggerating my situation. Also, I am scared of being misdiagnosed. I understand that my way of thinking is likely due to the stigma associated with mental health disorders and that therapy is good for everyone, but knowing that doesn’t really motivate me to go any more. I think I might be afraid of going, but I don’t know why I would be. Any advice?
I'm in your exact position. Honestly, I would want to go to a therapist just so I can understand myself more and what to do. It's better to know something than not know anything at all.
(Sorry if this is too personal) but have you ever seen bits of yourself in any personality disorder /mood disorder or the five factor model ? Maybe you could do a video on that.
6:53 fear and not supported.
It could be much more dangerous in combine
Borderline+Covert Narcissistic personality disorder + Histrionic ability in one per persons than the individuals with
Schizoid + Dependent + Anxiety Personality disorder who does not plays in a major role in the listed cluster B segment
This is a great overview. I did not know about cluster A disorders before. I am very curious about the effects of these personalities on the children of these people. I suspect I have 2 schizoid parents. I have always been deeply afraid of becoming schizophrenic and never really knew why as I do not have schizophrenia in my family. At least I don't think I do. But I am curious what exactly that link is between these disorders and schizophrenia.
I got all of them
I'm some of all of these!
I don’t know what I have! For a week straight I will literally lose my hair from anxiety and paranoia of anything. Like loosing a job etc. Then the next week I do not give a single shit at all. I just don’t care. Then the next week I’m extremely low and want to kill myself. The week after that I’m extremely up and want to be a superstar and take over the world. I literally switch through all of these and each of them are Extreme!!! I’ll get an idea when I’m in one mood, then the next mood I will look at what I’m doing and be like wtf you don’t even like that. 1 minute I love people the next I couldn’t care if they died. Wtf is it😂
What if one person has one or more than one attribute from all clusters
There's this guy next to my house who has mental health problems im sacred to go outside to clean my house or decorate outside because dude comes out of he's house stands next to me laughing I'm like sometimes want to punch him but i remember he has problems he walks all around the neighborhood laughing talking 5o himself he also goes to McDonald's burger king walking one time i round him at McDonald's and the girl there who was taking the order looked all scared who wouldn't I am as well and im a guy people like that need to be somewhere to take care of their mental health i remember i dated the sister for 4 years the kid was good but once he started to hang around with gang members and started using drugs he's life changed to bad i have no idea what he took to get cuckoo he's father said he has illness he's disabled but i don't know I'm scared of that guy everyone around my house scared of him so dangerous he also tried to hit he's own mother how crazy is that. Smh why do some people go cuckoo? 😣
Thank you so much! 👍👍
You're welcome!
Fear of taking care of self.
thank you!
I have borderline.
Did you know your name means “Big Doctor” in Spanish?
What does suggestible mean?
Is a personality disorder diagnosis a necessary component of successful therapy and eventually leading a happy, fulfilled life? I've been to my share of psychiatrists but the diagnosis always comes out major depressive disorder. I've long thought I've had some underlying personality defect that would explain why, despite being on medication for 15+ years, my depression has never fully been in check and I haven't advanced very far along the socially accepted lifepath.
I suppose you are aiming for a happy and fulfilled life. Keep an open mind as to where the best remedy might come from to provide you with the relief you appear to be seeking. There is help out there, keep researching and focusing on your health goals. Best wishes on your journey! 💞
Soooo, as also confirmed by friends, I as myself,
I Am, Type=A&B+OCD...
Who came up with these names?
Married to one for forty yrs.What a awful way to live.They make everything so missable and I could never understand how a person became this way.Life could of been Wonderful but he destroyed my Life” isolated me from my own children and family.They hate this person and it is so very sad I stayed with this animal this long.
I’m hopping to sell my home and get away from this ???? As soon as I can.