‘Personality Disorders’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 50

Q: I am a female in my mid twenties and have been dating my boyfriend for over three years. When we first got together he had a stable, good paying job. After about a year of dating we started moving around for my job, and he worked off and on during that time, which didn’t [...]

Q: I need help. My daughter’s boyfriend is a manipulator, and my husband and I don’t care for him. Our daughter said don’t bother coming here if you don’t like him. We read your article on manipulators that you have on the site. That is very good. We see a lot of the boyfriend. Thank [...]

Q: If I know someone who has a histrionic personality type, how likely is it that they were abused as children?

A: Difficulties in childhood are often associated with the development of personality disorders and Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD) is no exception. Some professionals believe HPD is the product of a dysfunctional relationship between the individual [...]

Q: I hope you can provide some insight into a confusing situation. I’m 45. My older brother was convicted of soliciting sex from an underage girl and will be going to prison for 8 years. I’ve wondered for years if he was hypomanic (our mother is bipolar 1); except for a few times in his [...]

Q: Our 20-year-old son has been involved in many self-defeating activities in the past, but recently the incidents have become so serious that his father and I sought out the assistance of a forensic psychologist hoping to get some answers as to why he behaves the way he does. Our son never showed up at [...]