Essays on Disorder Page 14

According to Shakespeare, love is blind and those who are in love cannot see each other’s faults. This simple concept has two meanings – love can be blinding and can make people do amazing things for each other. But to what extent are these women willing to go? Could it be mere infatuation? At what…

Two Authors: same struggle In the short stories, “On Stuttering,” by Edward Hoagland, and “Me Talk Pretty,” by David Sedaris, the authors discuss how they dealt with their speech impediments. They wrote about the way they handled their difficulties with speech, the different strategies they used, and how their limitations affected how they felt about…

 Abstract Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by an avoidance of social interaction and sensitivity to negative evaluation. The person seeks to avoid social contacts and any situation that might cause embarrassment or anxiety. The patient shows restraint within close relationships because of fears of being rejected or ridiculed. The patient might also be the object…