Problems Treated
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Personality problems: Personality problems refer to long-standing difficulties in areas such as emotions, relationships, thought processes, and behaviors which cause distress or impairment to the person or to individuals close to the person. Trouble regulating emotions refers to difficulty managing emotions so they neither get out of control nor remain completely unexpressed. Relationship problems may refer to consistent difficulties establishing or maintaining friendships or romantic attachments, or to constantly conflictual relationships with others. Difficulties with thought processes may involve odd or unusual ways of seeing the world which tend to alienate others, or to suspicious thoughts that others are "out to get" the person or are in some way plotting against the person. Problematic behaviors may include such things as repeated unfaithfulness to a partner, consistently acting in a non-caring way towards others, frequent impulsive actions, constant avoidance of interactions with others, or always seeking to be the center of attention. Problems such as those described above can be difficult to treat, partly because of their long-standing nature, and partly because one problem often goes along with several others (a relationship problem often accompanies behavior and emotional problems). Because of the complex nature of personality-related problems, they often take longer to treat than other difficulties. With time and effort in therapy, however, many people experience improvement in symptoms and in their overall quality of life. |