Personality Disorders Exhibited by Israel in the eyes of others

As indicated in the articles concerning the USA and China, one society may have certain traits and mannerism that would be considered a disorder in another society while perfectly normal within that society. For Israel it is Paranoid Personality Disorder.

The Standard used is to diagnose these nations is the American Diagnostic Statistic Manual (DSM –IV-TR) . The diagnosis is followed by an explanation of the basis for the diagnosis and the reason why people from these countries have developed what is perceived by others as a personality Disorder.

The Criteria for Paranoid Personality Disorder is a pervasive distrust or suspiciousness of others present in at least four of the following ways:

1) Pervasive suspiciousness of being deceived, harmed or exploited,

2) Unjustified doubts about loyalty or trustworthiness of friends and associates,

3) reluctance to confide in others because of doubts of loyalty or trustworthiness,

4) Hidden demeaning or threatening meanings read into benign remarks or events,

5) Bear grudges; does not forgive insults, injuries, or slights,

6) Angry reactions to perceived attacks on his or her character or reputation.

Israel has had a difficult History which has created the paranoid ideation. The state of Israel came into being only in 1948 although the people of Israel have existed, albeit scattered all over the world, since time immemorial. According to the Bible, God scattered Israel all over the world away from her land for a season. God had however assured Israel that at the appointed time she would regain possession of her land and so it came to pass in 1948.

Israel is surrounded by hostile Arab neighbors and it seems like Israel is always on the defensive. The Palestine issue is one of the greatest challenges of Israel and as the pressure mounts for Israel to relax its borders and cease the annexation of more land in Northern Jerusalem the more Israel perceives this as a threat to her. Then there is the problem with the West bank and the Gaza strip which Israel claims as her own while Palestine also wants a share if not full control of.

Israel does not seem to have lasting friends expect, perhaps the United States of America, among the world’s super powers. But even with that, Israel does not appear to trust the relationship because perhaps Israel sees what is behind the ties. Israel in most times acts alone even if criticized if it perceives the action to be the best for her survival.

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Personality Disorders Exhibited by China in the eyes of others

As indicated in the article on the percieved personaity Disorder of the USA, We tend to judge others based on their behaviour as compared to the rest of the world in the same manner that we judge the behavior of those in our own societies that is considerd abnormal. One society may have certain traits and mannerism that would be considered a disorder in another society while perfectly normal within that society.

Considering that personality Disorders stem from gradual development of inflexible and distorted personality and behavioral patterns, This writer investigated a few countries that she is familiar with and came up with what maybe termed as Disorders to the rest of the world while perfectly normal within their own countries.

In this article China is considered in relation to the rest of the world. The criteria used to diagnosis these Disorders is the American Diagnostic Statistic Manual (DSM –IV-TR) .The DSM gives the criteria for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCPD) as a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism and mental and interpersonal control, as indicated by at least four of the following:

1) Preoccupation with details, rules, order, or schedules to the extent that the major point of an activity is lost,

2) Extreme perfectionism that interferes with task completion,

3) Excessive devotion to work to the exclusion of leisure and friendships,

4) Overly inflexible and over conscientious about matters of morality, ethics, or values,
5) Inability to discard worn out or worthless objects,

6) Reluctance to delegate tasks or work with others unless others do exactly the same things,

7) miserliness in spending style toward self and others, Shows rigidity and stubbornness.

China is known for her perfectionist tendencies to the point of seeming paranoid. There is also a controlling spirit that operates in China because of the Communist system which comes out as inflexibility. China is the only country in the world that this writer knows of that has laws on the number of children one can have and yet it is obeyed.

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Personality Disorders Exhibited by the USA in the eyes of others

For most adults, personality is attuned to the demands of the society they find themselves in. This means that most people act or behave according to their society’s norms or expectation. If a person diverts from the norms expected by that society, that person is said to have a personality disorder.


For there to be a diagnosis of a personality disorder, the pattern of behavior must be pervasive and must be manifest in at least two of the following areas; cognition, interpersonal functioning, affect and impulse control. People find the behavior of individuals with personality disorders confusing, exasperating, unpredictable and to varying degrees unacceptable.

In the same way that individuals in a society can be said to have a personality disorder due to their deviant behaviour, one can also deduce the same of nations. One society may have certain traits and mannerism that would be considered a disorder in another society while perfectly normal within that society.

Considering that personality Disorders stem from gradual development of inflexible and distorted personality and behavioral patterns, this writer investigated a few countries that she was familiar with and came up with what maybe termed as Disorders to the rest of the world while perfectly normal within their own countries. This will be written in parts starting with the United States of America.

The Standard used to diagnose these nations is the American Diagnostic Statistic Manual (DSM –IV-TR) . The basis for such diagnosis is explained and the reason why people from these countries have developed what is perceived by others as personality Disorders or .

1) The USA, Narcissistic Personality Disorder

According to the DSM, people with Narcissistic personality Disorder Have a “Pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy and behaviour) need for admiration, and lack of empathy as indicated by at least five of the following:

1) Grandiose sense of self importance,

2) Preoccupation of fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty,

3) Belief that she/he is “special” and unique,

4) Excessive need for admiration,

5) Sense of entitlement,

6) Tendency to be interpersonally exploitative,

7) Lacks empathy, is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her,

8) Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.

This, it is submitted is how the USA is viewed by the rest of the world. The USA works hard to ensure that the world knows how great and special she is and therefore deserving adoration, for according to her, she is the best. There is also the culture of heroism so that even when someone does what was expected of them they are glorified as heroes.

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The Humanistic and Existential perspective on the Human nature

There are many psychosocial than biological interpretations of abnormal behavior. This reflects a wide range of opinions on how best to understand humans as people with motives, desires, perceptions, thoughts, among others as opposed to just them being biological organisms.

In this article we consider two perspectives, the Humanistic and the existential.

The Humanistic perspective

This perspective views human nature as basically “good’. It pays less attention to unconscious processes and past causes, while emphasizing the present conscious processes. It places strong emphasis on people’s inherent capacity for responsible self-direction.

In using the concept of self as a unifying theme, humanistic psychologists emphasize the importance of individuality. Carl Rogers ( 1902-1987) a humanist, developed the most systematic formulation of the self -concept, based largely on his pioneering research into the nature of the psychotherapeutic process. His propositions can be summarized as follows:

a) Each individual exists in a private world of experience of which the I, me, or myself is the center.

b) The most basic striving of an individual is toward the maintenance, enhancement, and actualization of the self, and his or her inner tendencies are towards health, ad wholeness under normal conditions.

c) A perceived threat of the self is followed by a defense, including a tightening of perception and behavior and the introduction of self-defense mechanisms.

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Misconceptions and stereotypes on the role of nature,nurture and psychopathology

People have many misconceptions on studies that determine behavior, traits and psychopathology in relations to genetic influences. In this article some of those misconceptions are examined and dispelled.

1) Strong genetic effects mean that environmental influences must be unimportant

The fact of the matter is that even if we are discussing a trait or disorder that has strong genetic influence, environmental factors can have major impact on the level of the trait. For example, height is strongly genetically determined, yet nutritional factors have a very large effect on the actual height a person attains. Between 1900 and 1960, the average height of boys reared in London increased by 10 cm due to improved diets (Tizard, 1975).

2) Genes provide a limit to potential

The reality of the matter is that one’s potential can change if one’s environment changes. An example is that of children born to socially disadvantaged parents and adopted by socially privileged families. Studies show that such children have a men IQ of about 12 points higher than those reared in the socially disadvantaged environment ( Capron & Duyme, 1989; Plomin et al., 2001).

3) Genetic studies are of no value for studying environmental influences

Actually the opposite is true. Genetic research strategies provide critical tests of environmental influences on personality and psychopathology. For example monozygotic twins have identical genes, concordance rates of less than 100 percent illustrates the importance of environmental influences , particularly when the environment is not shared, (Bouchard & Loehin, 2001; Jang, 2005).

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Kenyan Scientists Affirm Herb causing commotion in Tanzania, as Having Capabilities to Treat Drug-resistant Form of Herpes Virus

A retired pastor in the East African country of Tanzania has in the last few months attracted publicity due to his claim to have a “wonder drug” that treated many chronic ailments including Cancer and AIDS.

Due to the positive response by those who have taken the pastor’s concoction, the road to the pastors residence in a remote village of Tanzania has caused traffic commotions leading to the Government’s intervention.

The concoction known as Mugariga uses a herb which apparently local tribes in the region have previously used for various ailments. According to Rev Ambilikile Mwasapile, the Pastor behind the treatment, a single cup of Mugariga, together with special prayers, was able to cure chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, Tuberculosis, and AIDS

The Tanzanian government started an investigation to establish the drug’s safety early in the month as people continued to flock the herbalist home. Laboratory tests have so far cleared it as safe for human consumption. The Government is currently investigating whether the herb does in fact cure the chronic conditions the cleric claims it does. So far the government has had over two hundred people volunteer for the study.

In the meanwhile the government has had to intervene to control the inflow of traffic towards the clerics village. According to a local news paper, as of the week ending on the 27th of March 2011, there were 24,000 ailing people and their relatives stranded in a queue of more than 4,000 vehicles that extended several kilometers.

What is of interest though is that the “magic herb” was actually identified by Kenyan Scientist four years ago as “a cure for a drug -resistant strain of a sexually transmitted disease”. Apparently the drug is one of the most common traditional cure for many disease.

The herb known as “Mtandamboo” in Swahili, has been used to treat gonorrhea among some Kenyan ethnic groups, namely the Kikuyus, Samburus and the Maasais. The Kambas on the other hand have used the herb for chest pains while the Nandi have boiled it and used to for the treatment of breast cancer, headache and chest pains.

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Becoming Aware of the Manifestation and Warnings of Cardiovascular Disease

Coronary heart disease is a potentially lethal blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle, or myocardium. Its chief clinical manifestations are ;
1) Myocardial infarction( a blockage of a section of the coronary arterial system) resulting in death of the myocardial tissue by that arterial branch;

2) Angina pectoris, a severe chest pain signaling that the delivery of oxygenated blood to the affected area of the heart is insufficient for its current workload; and

3) Disturbance of the heart’s electrical conduction consequent to arterial blockage, resulting in disruption or interruption of the heart’s pumping action, often leading to death.

Most of the time we assume coronary heart disease is a condition affecting the elderly and therefore ignore symptoms in a younger person that could have saved life. The following cases demonstrate the importance of health knowledge and intervention in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in particular as concerns young people.

Wes Leonard, a 16 years old high school basketball ball player collapsed after scoring the final score that gave his team victory on the 3rd of March 2011 and died thereafter. Wes was a 6’2 tall young man and weighed 215 pounds. Autopsy report shows that he died of a cardiac arrest caused by an enlarged heart.

On the 5th of March a 17 years old rugby player collapsed after a tackle on his chest during a game. Matthew Hammer was pronounced dead on the pitch. According to the Coroner report Mathew died of cardiac arrest caused by a congenital heart defect.

Two days later on the 7th of March 2011 a female athlete collapsed during practice and was rushed unconscious to hospital. Sarah Landauer a 17 years old soccer player and track star died while undergoing treatment on the 9th of March 2011. Sarah had apparently collapsed in February 2011 while training but had been cleared to resume sports by her doctors. It is not clear what killed her but her parents claim that she had a cold and was having problems breathing

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