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Personality Disorder

Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) is characterized by a long-term pattern of distrust and suspicion of others without sufficient reason, affecting 0.5-4.5% of the US population. Symptoms include reluctance to share personal information, doubts about others' loyalty, and a tendency to read hidden meanings in innocent remarks. Treatment can be challenging as individuals often do not recognize their behavior as problematic and may seek help for related issues like anxiety or depression.

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Personality Disorder

Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) is characterized by a long-term pattern of distrust and suspicion of others without sufficient reason, affecting 0.5-4.5% of the US population. Symptoms include reluctance to share personal information, doubts about others' loyalty, and a tendency to read hidden meanings in innocent remarks. Treatment can be challenging as individuals often do not recognize their behavior as problematic and may seek help for related issues like anxiety or depression.

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Personality

Disorder
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Personality Disorder:

Personality disorder is a way of thinking, feeling and behaving that deviates

from the expectations of the culture, causes distress or problems functioning,

and lasts over time.

Paranoid personality disorder.

Schizoid personality disorder.

Avoidant personality disorder.

Obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)


Paranoid Personality
Disorder
Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental health

condition marked by a long-term pattern of distrust and

suspicion of others without adequate reason to be suspicious.

People with paranoid personality disorder often don’t think

their behavior and way of thinking are problematic.

Don’t experience delusions or hallucinations with paranoia.

Relatively rare, 0.5-4.5 % of US population.


Symptoms of paranoid personality disorder?

 Reluctant to reveal personal information because they’re afraid the information will be

used against them.

 Doubt the commitment, loyalty of others, believing others deceiving them.

 Be unforgiving

 Be hypersensitive and take criticism poorly.

 Read hidden meanings in the innocent remarks.

 Have persistent suspicions, without justified reason,

 Be cold and distant in their relationships with others

 Become controlling and jealous to avoid being betrayed.

 Not see their role in problems or conflicts, believing they’re always right.
What causes paranoid personality disorder?
It likely involves a combination of environmental and biological
factors.

Researchers have found that childhood emotional neglect, physical


neglect and supervision neglect play a significant role in the
development of PPD in adolescence and early adulthood.

Researchers used to think there was likely a genetic link among


schizophrenia, schizotypal personality disorder and PPD
Treatment:
PPD, can be difficult to diagnose, as most people with a personality disorder
don’t think there’s a problem with their behavior or way of thinking.

When they do seek help, it’s often related to conditions such as anxiety or
depression due to the problems created by their personality disorder.

mental health professional, psychologist or psychiatrist, they often ask broad,


general questions that won’t create a defensive response or hostile
environment. to take..

• Past history Relationships.

• Previous work history Reality testing.

Diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder on the criteria for the condition in


DSM.

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