GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
A person may have a narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) if they have an inflated sense of self-worth and a lack of empathy for others. They may be called a narcissist, be pretentious, and have an [...]
Katie Tyrrell, LPCC
The label borderline personality disorder emerged in the 1930s. It was used to identify people who seemed to be halfway between psychosis and neurosis. Neurosis was viewed as the treatable distress [...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) causes a person to struggle with relationships. People with AVPD struggle to feel comfortable with other people. They tend to have a persistent fear of being judge[...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a disorder in which a person seeks attention. An affected person will engage in behaviors to gain the attention of the people around them. Not being the center[...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a disorder in which a person feels more important than others. A person with NPD will feel an unjustified sense of entitlement. They will also have a big ego[...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) causes a person to feel insecure in relationships. A person with BPD struggles with self-image and mood swings. They may act impulsively and struggle to create se[...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is an anxious personality disorder. It is a disorder in which a person has intense dependence on others. A person with DPD does not believe they can take care of t[...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is often mistaken for someone who does not like people. We may hear someone refer to another person as ‘antisocial’, and their meaning is that person[...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a personality disorder that causes a poor self-image and self-destructive behavior. It is difficult to cope with BPD because the affected person’s self-estee[...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is a disorder in which a person is dependent on the support of others. A person with DPD feels they cannot support themselves alone and has an extreme fear of aban[...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a condition that is often misunderstood. People tend to mistake the disorder with the term ‘antisocial’, but these two terms do not mean the same [...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is a disorder that causes a person to feel dependent on others. A person with DPD often has an intense fear of abandonment. This fear of abandonment affects the re[...]
GinaMarie Guarino, LPC-MHSP
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that can affect a person’s life in many ways. The symptoms of BPD cause real challenges for people that suffer with the conditi[...]
