I am a Person with Disability who was born with mild cerebral palsy which caused my partial immobility since my childhood. However, by God's grace and unconditional love, success has always been an integral part of my personality to exceptionally prove that I proudly consider myself as a normal and special masterpiece of our Creator. As a child, I was totally dependent on my late grandparents for my personal needs. Along this line, an intriguing discovery of myself has compelled me to introspect my own persona if Dependent Personality Disorder engulfed my being during its early stages of development. Medically, the said malady is characterized with feelings of helplessness, submissiveness and a person has to be strongly reassured of being well-taken cared of for a lifetime.
Succorance is a main characteristic of Dependent Personality Disorder.
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A dependent personality disorder can happen to both men and women and its prominent signs and symptoms do manifest in early to middle adulthood. Experts say that those people with this type of personality dilemma are EMOTIONALLY DEPENDENT and they are believed to be EXCELLENT PEOPLE PLEASERS. Most importantly, their clinging behavior is very distinct and fears separation just like a baby. In addition, here are other clear-cut manifestations of DPD.
- Have poor decision making skills to be used for everyday life, without the solicited advices of other people.
- Deliberate avoidance of personal or job responsibilities which need independent functioning.
- Oversensitivity to criticisms.
- Exhibits an intense fear of being abandoned, feelings of devastation when a romantic relationship culminates.
- Inadequate self-confidence and the unreasonable belief of incapacity to take care of their unique self.
- Usually, a person with DPD avoids conflicts with others in order not to lose others' support.
- Has difficulty of being solitaire.
- Unfair willingness of maltreatment by others.
- Prioritizing the needs of their caregivers more than their own.
- Naive and lives in fantasy.
Clinging behavior.
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The real causative factors behind dependent personality disorder are not known. But, there are biological and developmental factors involved in its gradual aggravation. Psychologists say that one of its main causes is being overprotected and an authoritarian parenting method. Going over its signs and symptoms, there's a need for a thorough clinical evaluation through a comprehensive medical history and physical tests. Different diagnostic assessments will be conducted to disregard physical illnesses which might be contributory to DPD.
Dependent personality disorder manifests an intense fear of abandonment.
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The diagnosis of a dependent personality disorder might not have signs and symptoms. Therefore, a patient has to be referred to a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist. He or she will conduct interviews as tools for accurate assessments or psychological recommendations. Normally, the processes of evaluation take its course when the disorder becomes overwhelming. Generally, individuals who are suffering from this maladjustment do not seek any medical help because their sickness is still manageable. However, if their coping strategies are hampered any relevant psychological intervention is deemed necessary.
Patients with dependent personality disorder are afraid of isolation and being alone.
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The treatment modality for dependent personality disorder is widely known as psychotherapy. Its primary objective is to allow a patient to become independent in due time and develop a healthy interpersonal relationship with other people. Accordingly, shorter therapy sessions are more favorable in order to avoid transference. It is defined as a phenomenon in psychotherapy wherein an unconscious redirection of feelings occurs from a patient to a psychotherapist. Somehow, this is a fruitful endeavour for a psychiatrist because people with psychological problems are miraculously turned into a biological time machine. Remarkably, an emotional time wrap transpires which amazingly transfers their emotional pasts to the present. Afterwards, feelings of comfort are being elicited by these patients who has DPD.
Dependent personality disorder patients fail to focus on their own happiness.
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Although dependent personality disorder can be treated, there are inevitable complications involved if the disorder is taken for granted. Depression, anxiety, substance abuse and phobias are some of its RISK FACTORS.
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