Charlie Brown
Transcript: axis I- suffers from depression axis II- avoidant personality disorder paranoid personality disorder axis III- he believes that everyone dislikes him and judges him but its all in his head axis IV- not being able to please his friends and failing at certain things axis V- 61-70: Mild symptoms in one area OR difficulty in : social, occupational, or school functioning, BUT, the person is generally functioning pretty well and has some meaningful interpersonal relationships Disorder- People with avoidant personality disorder experience long-standing feelings of inadequacy and are extremely sensitive to what others think about them. These feelings of inadequacy leads to the person to be socially inhibited and feel socially Prognosis- without treatment, the patient may become very isolated from everyone and this can interfere with how they function in life. Treatment- psychotherapy is the main treatment for avoidant personality disorder because its like counseling. Medications like anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs maye be used to help charlie brown is a young shy boy who lives in Minnesota with all his friends and family. He is close with his little sister named sally and is best friends with a dog named Snoopy. His close friends consist of Rerun, Sally, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, Frieda, Marcie, Franklin, Violet, "Pig-Pen", Patty, and Woodstock. Disorders Life appears to act/be depressed He also suffers from depression because he feels that no one likes him and that his friends talk about him. Charlie Brown happens to lack self confidence and is nervous Avoidant personality disorder- charlie brown doesn't like talking much because he is scared of rejection or to be embarrassed. http://psychcentral.com/disorders/avoidant-personality-disorder-symptoms/ http://www.mentalhealth.com/home/dx/paranoidpersonality.html http://psychcentral.com/disorders/avoidant-personality-disorder-symptoms/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/neurological_institute/center-for-behavioral-health/disease-conditions/hic-avoidant-personality-disorder Charlie Brown Symptoms citations Diagnosis Disorder, Prognosis, and Treatment he is scared of rejection May also suffer from paranoid personality disorder because he feels victimized by everyone else when ever he does something.