Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Personality disorders in adolescence -- Diagnosis;
Abstract
The diagnosis of personality disorders in adolescents is a controversial idea. Personality disorders can bring about a stigma and may create effects on quality of life. Developmental implications should be considered when diagnosing adolescents with personality disorders, or any other mental illness, due to the incomplete formation of identity during adolescent years. There is also evidence that attachment patterns may influence personality disorder symptoms and should also be considered as a way to conceptualize personality in general. The current diagnostic systems may not provide a complete framework from which to conceptualize adolescents and ideas for restructuring the diagnostic system is discussed. This paper will explore adolescent personality disorders from the perspectives of development, attachment, and trauma and will explain perceived flaws with the current diagnostic system.
Year of Submission
2007
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education
First Advisor
Darcie Davis Michael D. Waggoner
Second Advisor
Michael D. Waggoner
Date Original
2007
Object Description
1 PDF file (32 leaves)
Copyright
©2007 Katherine Young-Kent
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Young-Kent, Katherine J., "Considerations for the Diagnosis of Personality Disorders in Adolescents" (2007). Graduate Research Papers. 1572.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1572
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