WEEK 7 NRNP 6675
Learning Resources
Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: NICE Guidelines. (2010). Antisocial personality disorder: Prevention and management.
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg77
Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2015). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry (11th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. (For review as needed)
· Chapter 22, “Personality Disorders”
Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J., & Taylor, E. A. (Eds.). (2015). Rutter’s child and adolescent psychiatry (6th ed.). Wiley Blackwell.
· Chapter 67, “Disorders of Personality”
· Chapter 68, “Developmental Risk for Psychopathy”
· Chapter 69, “Gender Dysphoria and Paraphilic Sexual Disorders” (pp. 988–993 only)
Zakhari, R. (2021). The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification review manual. Springer Publishing Company.
· Chapter 14, “Personality Disorders”
Required Media (click to expand/reduce)
Buchanan, N. T. (2020, April 13). Lecture 14 part 3: Paraphilic disorders [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykkMo9t0bxs
MDedge. (2020, January 22). Personality disorders with Dr. Frank Yeomans [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESQIDslCX_s
Assignment: Controversy Associated with Personality and Paraphilic Disorders
Between 10% and 20% of the population experience personality disorders. They are difficult to treat as individuals with personality disorders are less likely to seek help than individuals with other mental health disorders. Treatment can be challenging as they do not see their symptoms as painful to themselves or others.
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Paraphilic disorders are far more common in men than in women, and generally quite chronic, lasting at least two years. Treatment of these disorders usually involves both psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic treatments. Ten to twenty percent of the people in the world have personality disorders. Personality disorders are hard to treat because people with them are less likely to ask for help than people with other mental health disorders. Treatment can be hard because they don’t think their symptoms hurt them or anyone else.
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Paraphilic disorders happen much more often in men than in women, and they usually last for at least two years. Most of the time, both psychotherapy and medication are used to treat these disorders.
In this Assignment, you will explore personality and paraphilic disorders in greater detail. You will research potentially controversial elements of the diagnosis and/or treatment and explain ethical and legal considerations when working with these disorders.
To Prepare
· Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide on assessing, diagnosing, and treating personality and paraphilic disorders.
· Select a specific personality or paraphilic disorder from the DSM-5-TR to use for this Assignment.
· Use the Walden Library to investigate your chosen disorder further, including controversial aspects of the disorder, maintaining the therapeutic relationship, and ethical and legal considerations.
The Assignment
In 2–3 pages:
· Explain the controversy that surrounds your selected disorder.
· Explain your professional beliefs about this disorder, supporting your rationale with at least three scholarly references from the literature.
· Explain strategies for maintaining the therapeutic relationship with a patient that may present with this disorder.
· Finally, explain ethical and legal considerations related to this disorder that you need to bring to your practice and why they are important.
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In 2–3 pages, address the following:
• Explain the controversy that surrounds your selected personality or paraphilic disorder.
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Excellent 90%–100% 14 (14%) – 15 (15%)
Good 80%–89% 12 (12%) – 13 (13%)
Fair 70%–79% 11 (11%) – 11 (11%)
Poor 0%–69% 0 (0%) – 10 (10%)
• Explain your professional beliefs about your selected disorder, supporting your rationale with at least three scholarly references from the literature.–
Excellent 90%–100% 23 (23%) – 25 (25%)
Good 80%–89% 20 (20%) – 22 (22%)
Fair 70%–79% 18 (18%) – 19 (19%)
Poor 0%–69% 0 (0%) – 17 (17%)
• Explain strategies for maintaining the therapeutic relationship with a client that may present with the disorder.–
Excellent 90%–100% 27 (27%) – 30 (30%)
Good 80%–89% 24 (24%) – 26 (26%)
Fair 70%–79% 21 (21%) – 23 (23%)
Poor 0%–69% 0 (0%) – 20 (20%)
• Finally, explain ethical and legal considerations related to the disorder that you need to bring to your practice and why they are important.–
Excellent 90%–100% 14 (14%) – 15 (15%)
Good 80%–89% 12 (12%) – 13 (13%)
Fair 70%–79% 11 (11%) – 11 (11%)
Poor 0%–69% 0 (0%) – 10 (10%)
Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction are provided that delineate all required criteria.
