can i have an example of each? a personality disorder and psychotic disorder? thanxxxx
2007-03-05 08:47:41 · 8 answers · asked by sprite 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
personality disorder (something that affects mood)- bipolar or s.a.d.
psychotic disorder (something that makes you crackers)- paranoid schizophrenia
Just examples. I know 2 people, one with bipolar, one with schizophrenia. The bipolar one just has mood swings, very quick ones that can be slightly extreme. The schizophrenic actually thinks that Rachel Stevens told him to buy garbage pail kid cards off ebay the other day, so he sold his xbox to do so... Slightly different i guess!!
2007-03-05 08:53:08 · answer #1 · answered by keiraebony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personality disorder encompasses all disorders including psychosis, which is obviously the most extreme one.
The difference between a personality disorder such as narcissistic, avoidant, etc, and psychosis, is that psychopaths/sociopaths do not have a conscience and are the most dangerous of all the personality disorders because of this.
2007-03-05 09:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by pstzqueen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personality disorders are disorders of a person's stable traits, such as borderline personality disorder, where a person has an instabilty of mood, mind states and interpersonal relationships to name a few. psychotic disorders are when a person loses touch with reality and show symptoms including delusions and hallucinations. an example of a psychotic disorder is schizophrenia.
2007-03-05 09:19:51 · answer #3 · answered by Rosy...not... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's is a movie with Wynona Rider and Angelina Jolie called "Girl, Interrupted." Wynona had borderline personality disorder(BPD) where she was only harmful to herself. Whereas in "Silence of the Lambs" the guy was very harmful to all the people killed due to his psychotic disorder. "Girl, Interrupted" was also an autobiographical novel. You definitely want to check out both the book and the film.
2007-03-05 08:58:01 · answer #4 · answered by Know most of it all 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
psycotic is to do with the mind - For instance, if you need to be sent to an institution for a problem - these usually grow on people and the person is not usually born with it. I don't know any disorders because i'm not a doctor.
a personality disorder, i think, is stuff like terrets syndrome, those that you are born with and cna't usually fix...
Good luck finding the correct answer =)
2007-03-05 08:55:31 · answer #5 · answered by James G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personality disorder-Narcissistic personality disorder
Psychotic disorder-Paranoid Schizophrenia
Personality-affects moods
Psychotic-affects brain functions
2007-03-06 10:14:40 · answer #6 · answered by clevergirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a personality disorder is not usurally treated with drugs
its usurally with behavioural therapy a psychotic disorder is a mental illness to which medication is necessary in fact a personality disorder is not a mental illness in this country(uk)
2007-03-05 09:11:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference it's all the same behavior.
2007-03-05 09:00:45 · answer #8 · answered by GoodQuestion 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋