Personality Disorders Case Study: Analysis of Three Different Cases

This case study examines three different cases of personality disorders. The first case analyzes the behavior of Richard Kuklinski, highlighting symptoms of paranoid and antisocial personality disorders. The second case study focuses on individuals with borderline personality disorder, detailing their emotional fluctuations, behaviors, and suicidal ideation. The third case study presents a personal account of an individual displaying narcissistic personality traits, including attention-seeking behaviors and self-obsession. The study highlights the need for counseling and medication in managing these disorders. The assignment draws from video resources and personal observations to provide a comprehensive understanding of these conditions.

1. The confessions of contract killer Richard Kuklinski diagnose the problems of “Paranoid
personality disorder and anti-social psychotic behaviors. During the video he confessed
that he killed more than 200 individuals and out of these 200 individuals, he killed the
first hundred individuals for no substantial reason (Kreugel, 2011). The symptoms of this
abnormal behavior can be seen in the account of the first few murders where he killed
individuals for no substantial reasons. The absence of remorse, pain, and presence of
predisposition of no fear of punishment or the consequences also confirms an abnormal
behavior.
2. Under the video “Back from the Edge-Borderline Personality Disorder.” All the three
patients confessed about a periodic development of symptoms in them. In the first stage
all three of them normal but constantly worried about their acceptance in society. They
were under constant self-doubts about their acts and appearances ("Back From the Edge"
- Borderline Personality Disorder - Call us: 888-694-2273, 2012).
In the second phase, they started behaving with anger and other extreme manifestations.
The third step was the step when suicide ideation struck them. Since they were suffering
from borderline personality, they often showed remorse for their acts, however, after a
point, they lost control of their mental balance and became a victim of the episode of a
borderline personality.
3. My friend Tom (Name changed) often showed narcissistic behavior, the first symptom
that we figured out in his behavior was related to the fact that he was always seeking for
attention. In order to win this attention sometimes, he even tried to do some activities
like hurting himself and forging illness to draw the attention of the others. A few years

later we also realized that he became self-obsessed and revengeful with others.
Counseling or talk therapy is the best solution for narcissistic personality disorder. In
order to control his aggression, his councilor also prescribed sedatives and other
tranquilizers to him from time to time.

References
"Back From the Edge" - Borderline Personality Disorder - Call us: 888-694-2273. (2012). New
York-Presbyterian Hospital, https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=967Ckat7f98&feature=youtu.be.
Kreugel, P. (2011). The Iceman Tapes - Inside The Mind Of A Mafia Hitman. Paul Kreugel's
official Channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psoq8qYvx18.