What is paranoid personality disorder

I believe many people have heard of dual personality in their lives. This type of person has two personalities, which will change with mood swings. But in addition to the psychological problem of dual personality, there is now also a kind of paranoid personality disorder. This disease often occurs in adolescence, and the symptoms presented are similar to rebellion, so many parents think that this is caused by rebellion and does not require too many changes. It will slowly change as the child grows older. However, the causes of paranoid personality disorder are mainly due to lack of love in early years, setbacks in later life, or too harsh demands on oneself, and environmental problems. These are all reasons that lead to the aggravation of the disease, so parents should start from this aspect and find appropriate care methods.

Causes

Personality disorder (PD) is a mental disorder that occurs in adolescence and persists throughout life. Foreign reports show that the prevalence of personality disorders in the general population is 2.8% to 13%. Huang Yueqin et al. surveyed 2,205 first-year college students at a key science and engineering university in Beijing. They used the Personality Diagnostic Questionaire (Revised) (PDQR) as a screening tool and the International Personality Disorders Examination (IPDE) as a diagnosis tool. The prevalence of personality disorders was 2.49%. Patients with personality disorders not only suffer damage to their own physical and mental health and reduced social adaptability, but also increase the burden on others and society. For example, the incidence of personality disorders among people who attempt suicide, the homeless, and those who commit crimes is significantly higher than that in the general population.

The number of people with paranoid personality disorder in the general population is unknown. They rarely seek help from doctors, and if their spouses or colleagues accompany them to treatment, they often adopt an attitude of denial or excuse, making it difficult for therapists to discern the truth. According to survey data, the number of people with paranoid personality disorder accounts for 5.8% of the total number of people with psychological disorders. Since these people have little self-awareness and deny their own paranoid behavior, the actual situation may be higher than this proportion. When he realized his problem, it was difficult for him to change. I often find myself unable to extricate myself and fall into unspeakable pain. When seeking help from others, it is difficult to maintain the guidance of others for long, and then you fall back into the previous state. I often try to find my way out of trouble in various ways, but it is difficult.

Early love loss

He grew up in a family environment where he was not trusted and was often rejected. Lack of maternal love is often blamed and denied. Children from single-parent families are more likely to have paranoid personalities!

Frustrated

As they grow up, they suffer continuous blows from life and often encounter setbacks and failures. Such as being frequently insulted or wronged.

Self-demanding

The self-standard is extremely high, which constitutes a sharp contradiction with certain defects in oneself. But he never openly admits some of his own shortcomings. For example, if you are short, not good-looking, or have no outstanding talents, in fact, deep down you are feeling inferior because of this.

Abnormal situation

Certain unusual situations can also make people paranoid. For example, people without academic qualifications hate others talking about their academic qualifications; people with poor financial conditions avoid talking about financial income issues; and children from single-parent families are afraid of others knowing about their family situations[1].

Clinical manifestations

The disease is more common in men. According to the 1988 Shanghai Youth Mental Health Survey, the number of people with this personality disorder accounted for 5.8% of the total number of people with mental disorders, and the actual situation may be higher than this proportion. The investigation and research also found that paranoid personality disorder patients are more common in males, and most of them have choleric or extroverted personalities. They are stubborn, sensitive, suspicious, overly vigilant, narrow-minded, and jealous; they have too high self-esteem, feel that they are overly important, tend to shirk responsibility, refuse to accept criticism, are overly sensitive to setbacks and failures, and if questioned will argue, sophistry, or even impulsive attacks and bellicosity; they often have certain overvalued ideas and feel insecure, unhappy, and lack a sense of humor; such people are often on guard and in a state of tension, looking for grounds for suspicion and prejudice, distorting the neutral or well-intentioned actions of others and adopting hostility and contempt, lacking a correct evaluation of the context of events; and are prone to pathological jealousy. Such people are generally self-harmonious and will not actively or passively seek medical help. They usually appear in petition offices or in forensic psychiatric evaluations.