This essay evaluates some of the theories regarding personality. Personality, in this context, is very specific. ... IQ test results remain almost the same between the ages six to forty and after 5 or 6, people start tailoring their actions. ... Looking at the genetic argument then, the NIH (1) found, in mice tests, a gene that disrupts the normal social behaviour of lab mice. ... In humans then, genes may affect the personality. ...

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There are many different disorder that a person can have with multiple personality disorder like having dissociative identity disorder, anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder. ... DID is known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), and is usually called split personality disorder. ... Each personality is different that makes up the person. ... There has been studies now to test many people to find out if they have this disorder to help them manage through the tough times. ... The test was with people that had the disorder and the people that didn'...

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Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorders are believed to be genetic with a strong environmental influence. ... Many people feel the stress levels that come from these particular families are the key triggers for Borderline Personality. Although many scientist are unsure BPD is genetic since there has been no genetic test done to prove it, they strongly believe it's much like Bipolar. ... He claims that society not only has a suppressing function, but also a creative function that can shape a person's personality. ... Man kind in general shows a huge vari...

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Rather than undertaking a series of psychological testing, the defence has to try to prove to the judge/jury that their client is in fact mentally ill based on a 163 year old ruling. Of course psychologists are consulted, and some testing may be done, but very little significance is placed on these outcomes rather it comes back to the M"Naughten ruling on whether or not the defendant was unaware of the act he was committing at the time. ... In previous cases, insanity defences have been based on the accused suffering from a variety of psychological disorders including paranoid schizophreni...

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Schizophrenia has absolutely nothing to do with splitting ones personality into multiple parts, in fact most schizophrenics are often too disordered to carry out double lives. ... Unfortunately there is no one test to determine schizophrenia. A urine, blood or imaging test does not exist in order to diagnose this disease. ...

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Doctors have researched the brain and found that it is no longer just someone's personality, but an actual malfunction of the brain. ... Early untreated depression also increases a youngster's chance of developing more severe depression as an adult as well as bipolar disease and personality disorders. ... Now, researchers are conducting tests on people of all ages, ethnicities and even social classes. ...

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He says that when he was diagnosed with these diseases, he had CAT scans and blood tests, among many other tests, but in actually being diagnosed, all that doctors can do is ask a series of questions to the patient and make a guess based on the responses that they get. ... It reinforces people's misunderstandings about schizophrenia, that it's a split personality and that the person is violent. ...

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