Dependent Personality Disorder

What is dependent personality disorder?

Dependent personality disorder is described as invasive and disproportionate caring needs that lead to an acquiescent and submissive behavior and fears of severance. This disorder begins in adolescence and is present in a range of contexts. The reliant and submissive behaviors are intended to extract care giving and crop up from a negative self-perception as incapable to function effectively without the help of others.

How is dependent personality disorder diagnosed?

Persons with dependent personality disorder have great trouble even in making everyday decisions (such as what to eat or what to wear) without a needless amount of guidance and comfort from others. These individuals tend to be inert and permit other people to take the initiative and presuppose responsibility for all areas of their lives. Adults with this disorder normally depend on parents or partner to make a decision for them. Adolescents with this disorder depend on their parents or friends or relatives to decide everyday decisions which look childish to others.

Dependent personality disorder sufferers frequently have trouble expressing difference of opinion with other people, particularly those on whom they are dependent. They feel so because they are unable to function single-handedly that they will even agree with things that they consider are wrong rather than risk losing the persons they are depending. Dependent personality disorder sufferers may go to extreme lengths to find nurturance and support from others, even to the point of agreeing disagreeable tasks if such actions will give the care that they need. Persons with this disorder feel exposed or vulnerable when alone, because of their inflated fears of being unable to take care for themselves.

Symptoms

This personality disorder is distinguished by a craving need for the person to be taken care of and an all-encompassing fear of poor self- image leads to "submissive behavior" and generally manifests itself in early adulthood.

• They have difficulty making even day today activities without an excessive amount of counsel and support from others.
• They need others to assume responsibility and avoid personal responsibility.
• They have difficulty in doing things on their own due to poor self-esteem rather than a lack of motivation. They need that required motivation from others.
• They feel comfortable or relaxed in the presence of the persons they rely on for support and generally dislike being alone.
• They avoid situations requiring independent decisions and the Excessive emotional reliance on others is the characteristic trait of persons suffering from Dependent personality disorder.
• They are generally emotionally bland and are unable to understand and verbalize own feelings.

Causes

The cause of this disorder is not exactly known. The disorder usually manifests itself in early adulthood. This disorder is more commonly identified in women than men .When parental authoritarianism or over protectiveness is higher in a family; this will tend to generate high levels of enslavement in children. Since these parenting styles promote and persuade dependent behavior. They prevent the child from developing self-governing and self-directed behaviors.

Treatment

Dependent personality disorder sufferers are at greater risk for anxiety disorders, irrational fears, depression and substance abuse. Psychotherapy is useful in progressively helping people to make decisions that affect their own lives. Medication may also be useful. Improvements are generally attained only with long-term treatment. Psychiatric diagnostic categories are often imprecise. It is important to make an attempt to characterize the primary abnormality because specific are also available now. Antidepressants, minor tranquilizers and sedatives are also prescribed for patients to take care of co-occurring conditions.

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