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THERAPY FOR CLIENTS WITH PERSONALITY DISORDERS

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THERAPY FOR CLIENTS WITH PERSONALITY DISORDERS

I chose borderline personality disorder.

THE ASSIGNMENT:

Succinctly, in 1-2 pages, address the following:

Briefly describe the personality disorder you selected, including the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria.

Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness.

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Next, briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry. Explain how you would share your diagnosis of this disorder with the client in order to avoid damaging the therapeutic relationship. Compare the differences in how you would share your diagnosis with an individual, a family, and in a group session.

Support your response with specific examples from this week’s learning resources and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDF of your sources.

THERAPY FOR CLIENTS WITH PERSONALITY DISORDERS

 

Therapy For Clients With Personality Disorders

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Therapy For Clients With Personality Disorders

Clients with personality disorders often find it difficult to overcome their problems and function in daily life. Even when these clients are aware that they have a dysfunction with their personality and are open to counseling, treatment can be challenging for both the client and the therapist. For this Discussion, as you examine personality disorders, consider therapeutic approaches you might use with clients. Therapy For Clients With Personality Disorders

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Learning Objectives

Students will:
  • Analyze therapeutic approaches to treating clients with personality disorders

To prepare:

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide.
  • Select one of the personality disorders from the DSM-5. Therapy For Clients With Personality Disorders

Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking Submit!

Post a description of the personality disorder you selected. Explain a therapeutic approach (including psychotropic medications if appropriate) you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder, including how you would share your diagnosis of this disorder to the client in order to avoid damaging the therapeutic relationship. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

Therapy For Clients With Personality Disorders

Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders

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Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders

Assignment: Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders

Individuals with personality disorders often find it difficult to overcome the enduring patterns of thought and behavior that they have thus far experienced and functioned with in daily life. Even when patients are aware that personality-related issues are causing significant distress and functional impairment and are open to counseling, treatment can be challenging for both the patient and the therapist. For this Assignment, you examine specific personality disorders and consider therapeutic approaches you might use with clients. Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders

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To prepare:

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide about treating clients with personality disorders.
  • Select one of the personality disorders from the DSM-5(e.g., paranoid, antisocial, narcissistic). Then, select a therapy modality (individual, family, or group) that you might use to treat a client with the disorder you selected.

 

The Assignment:

Succinctly, in 1–2 pages, address the following:

  • Briefly describe the personality disorder you selected, including the DSM-5diagnostic criteria.
  • Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness.
  • Next, briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry. Explain how you would share your diagnosis of this disorder with the client in order to avoid damaging the therapeutic relationship. Compare the differences in how you would share your diagnosis with an individual, a family, and in a group session.

Support your response with specific examples from this week’s Learning Resources and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources.

 

 

Also attach and submit PDFs of the sources you used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

 

 

Paris, J. (2015). Psychotherapies. In A concise guide to personality disorders (pp. 119–135). American Psychological Association.

 

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2020). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.

Chapter 18, “Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Complex Trauma”

 

 

REQUIRED MEDIA

 

Symptom Media. (2020). Antisocial personality disorder ASPD online CNE CEU courses for nurses [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewBFri65Quw

 

Symptom Media. (2020). Histrionic disorder NP mental health continuing education [Video].

 

Symptom Media. (2020). Narcissistic personality disorder online LPN CE credit CEU unit classes [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knfVjj3P9es

 

 

 

 

Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders

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Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders

Assignment: Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders

Individuals with personality disorders often find it difficult to overcome the enduring patterns of thought and behavior that they have thus far experienced and functioned with in daily life. Even when patients are aware that personality-related issues are causing significant distress and functional impairment and are open to counseling, treatment can be challenging for both the patient and the therapist. For this Assignment, you examine specific personality disorders and consider therapeutic approaches you might use with clients. Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders

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To prepare:

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide about treating clients with personality disorders.
  • Select one of the personality disorders from the DSM-5(e.g., paranoid, antisocial, narcissistic). Then, select a therapy modality (individual, family, or group) that you might use to treat a client with the disorder you selected.

 

The Assignment:

Succinctly, in 1–2 pages, address the following:

  • Briefly describe the personality disorder you selected, including the DSM-5diagnostic criteria.
  • Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness.
  • Next, briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry. Explain how you would share your diagnosis of this disorder with the client in order to avoid damaging the therapeutic relationship. Compare the differences in how you would share your diagnosis with an individual, a family, and in a group session.

Support your response with specific examples from this week’s Learning Resources and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources. Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders

 

 

Also attach and submit PDFs of the sources you used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

 

 

Paris, J. (2015). Psychotherapies. In A concise guide to personality disorders (pp. 119–135). American Psychological Association.

 

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2020). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.

Chapter 18, “Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Complex Trauma”

 

 

REQUIRED MEDIA

 

Symptom Media. (2020). Antisocial personality disorder ASPD online CNE CEU courses for nurses [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewBFri65Quw

 

Symptom Media. (2020). Histrionic disorder NP mental health continuing education [Video].

 

Symptom Media. (2020). Narcissistic personality disorder online LPN CE credit CEU unit classes [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knfVjj3P9es