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Padlet #1: Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) Cartoon 

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Padlet #1: Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) Cartoon 

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This cartoon depicts a person running away from many different sets of eyes. The eyes are all staring at the person, and it appears that their heat is beating quickly. The cartoon appears to depict Social Anxiety disorder (SAD) because the person does not want to be watched by the eyes.

The first diagnostic criterion for SAD is a fear of social situations or of being observed (APA, 2013). This cartoon illustrates that fear by having the person run away from the eyes watching them. A second criterion is that a person is afraid to behave in a manner that embarrasses themself or causes others to think of them in a negative way (APA, 2013). This is not clearly represented in the cartoon as there is not indication about the thoughts of the person. The third criterion is that social situations provoke anxiety (APA, 2013). This seems to be shown by the heart racing in the picture. Social situations are often avoided or endured with great difficulty (APA, 2013). The person depicted in this cartoon is avoiding the people and their watchful gazes. The response must be out of proportion to the actual threat present in the situation for a person to be diagnosed with SAD (APA, 2013). There is not enough information within the cartoon to deem whether the response was appropriate or inappropriate. Anxiety and other behaviors must be persistent for at least six months before a diagnosis can be given (APA, 2013). The time frame is not given in the cartoon. Another criterion is that the anxiety caused by social situations results in significant distress or dysfunction (APA, 2013). This cartoon again does not provide enough context to say whether or not it meets the criterion. The last few criteria for SAD are that the anxiety is not due to substance abuse, a different mental disorder, or a different medical condition (APA, 2013).

For the simplistic design of the cartoon, it gets across some of the nature of SAD pretty well. There is clearly anxiety in a social situation and  avoidance behaviors depicted in the cartoon. However, there is not enough information provided to meet the full criteria for SAD. The cartoon also might perpetuate a stereotype that those with SAD always flee from social situations. This is only one type of response to anxiety and cannot be generalized to all people with Social Anxiety Disorder. The cartoon has some accurate information in regards to SAD, yet could lead to some misleading assumptions about the nature of the disorder.

References
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

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Padlet #2: Body Dysmorphic Disorder(BDD) in a Poem

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Padlet #2: Body Dysmorphic Disorder(BDD) in a Poem

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This poem depicts Body Dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in an interesting manner. It seems to focus on the feelings that emerge as a result of BDD and the damage this disorder can result in within a person's daily life. There is not any identification about what physical "abnormality" the author believes that they have, but there is an indication about dissatisfaction and distorted self-image.

The first criterion for BDD is being preoccupied with perceived defects or flaws of ones physical appearance (APA, 2013). This flaw is either minimal or not noticeable to others. This is indicated by the deformed face on the poem and the phrase about how they do not know their face. The second criterion is that the individual engages in repetitive obsessive behaviors, frequently mirror checking (APA, 2013). There is repetitive behavior is indicated by the line talking about the fog on the mirror in the poem. The third criterion is that these feelings result in significant distress and inhibit daily functioning (APA, 2013). The person who wrote this poem clearly does not feel present in their relationships and feels like they are living in a "half hearted fugue state." The final criterion is that it is not better explained as some other cause or disorder, such as an eating disorder (APA, 2013). This poem seems to represent BDD specifically and not another disorder. There are specifiers included in this disorder. One specifier is if the focus is on muscle tone, and other specifiers have to do with the degree to which the individual understand how dysfunctional their perception of themself is (APA, 2013). The author of this poem understands that they are not present in relationships, but does not address their cognitions about their appearance. The focus is more on the social effects, and not being able to feel like a fully functioning person due to the disordered behaviors.

This poem does a good job of explaining how those with BDD feel like they are not fully present in their relationships and that they must continually check on their appearance. Those with BDD feel like they need to constantly check on their appearance to see the area they believe is "flawed." There does not seem to be any stereotypes perpetuated by this poem as it focuses on how people with BDD cannot accept themselves and feel functional. Since the poem is short, there is not a complete view of the nuances and variations of BDD; however, what is depicted seems generalizable and not harmful in its portrayal of the disorder.

References
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

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Padlet #3: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in a Tiktok 

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Padlet #3: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in a Tiktok 

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The person in this video is talking about how when people say the word okay the "wrong way" over text made him think about killing himself. While this is obviously made in a joking fashion, he claims to have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) so there is likely an element of truth.

For a person to be diagnosed with BPD, they must meet five of the nine diagnostic criteria listed in the DSM-V (APA, 2013). In this video, there is evidence for suicidal ideation and reactivity of mood which are two diagnostic criteria (APA, 2013). He uses the skull emoji to indicate thoughts of suicide, and whether the thoughts are fleeting or persisting is unknown. By showing the picture of him crying, reactivity of mood is indicated because crying over a text saying "ok." is not typical behavior. It can be inferred that he has unstable interpersonal relationships due to his affective instability, but the video does not provide sufficient evidence to meet this criterion (APA, 2013).

If the above criteria are met, then only two more of the criteria must be met for him to have received a BPD diagnosis. Other criteria include: frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, identity disturbance, impulsivity in harmful areas, chronic feelings of emptiness, anger management issues, and paranoia/dissociative symptoms (APA, 2013). While the Tiktok does not directly indicate these characteristics, the drawing in the video had them listed out implying that more are present in his life.

This Tiktok could make people think that people who have BPD will cry when something is triggering to them. Since there is variability in the diagnostic criteria, this is not necessarily the case. People with BPD tend to have instability in mood, but this could be demonstrated through anger or paranoia rather than sadness (APA, 2013). Borderline personality disorder is complex and can have many different expressions across people with the disorder. This disorder tends to cause great confusion, and it is important to explain the diagnostic criteria fully to avoid stereotyping and further stigma. Overall, this Tiktok is not harmful and it does a good job of describing his experience with BPD. It does not, however, provide an accurate representation of all individuals who have BPD.

References
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

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Padlet #4: Bulimia Nervosa in a TV Show clip 

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Padlet #4: Bulimia Nervosa in a TV Show clip 

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Blair Waldorf is one of the main characters in a TV show titled Gossip Girl. She grew up with high expectations placed on her by her renowned mother, and was expected to look and act put together at all times. This eventually led to her development of Bulimia nervosa as she struggled with both bingeing and purging behaviors. This video shows pieces of the timeline of Blair's eating disorder, and ends with her entering into partial remission.

The diagnostic criteria for a binge eating episode is eating an amount of food that is clearly larger than what most would eat under normal circumstances while feeling a loss of control (APA, 2013). Blair illustrates a binge eating episode in part of the clip when she finishes a pie in one sitting. Bulimia nervosa also includes compensatory behaviors, such as vomiting, which occur after a binge eating episode (APA, 2013). Blair forces herself to throw up after binge eating, and this is indicated within the clip. There is also a time frame required before diagnosis which is at least once a week for at least three months (APA, 2013). From this clip, this time frame is not confirmed, but she does have struggles with bingeing and purging throughout the show. Blair meets another criterion which is that she evaluates her body based on her size and weight (APA, 2013).

Overall, this is an accurate depiction of bulimia nervosa. Blair meets the diagnostic criteria provided by the DSM-V and engages in these behaviors within Gossip Girl. Her mother's insecurities and expectations placed an ideal body within her mind and made her want to do what she could to meet those standards. The depiction of bulimia nervosa does not spread any stereotypes that would make people think poorly of people who struggle with this eating disorder. The show does a good job of not glorifying the behaviors associated with this disorder, and Blair eventually reaches full remission.

References
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

Blair bulimia moments - youtube. (n.d.). Retrieved March 28, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYY7d_zvrCw

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Padlet #5 Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) in a Youtube Video

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Padlet #5 Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) in a Youtube Video

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This youtube video consists of Anthony Padilla interviewing three separate people about their experiences with dissociative identity disorder (DID). For the sake of simplicity, this analysis will be focused solely on Nin (she is in the thumbnail).

The DSM-V consists of five criteria that an individual must meet to be diagnosed with DID (APA, 2013). The first criterion is that a person must have two or more distinct personality states which are noticeable, to others and/or to the individual, and include discontinuity in various areas of functioning (APA, 2013). Nin shows noticeable changes between three alters during the course of the video: Nin, Kyle, and a "little" alter. She also stated that she has a total of 22 alters. When she switched between the alters, she blinked frequently and her face went blank until she displayed a different alter. The next criteria is forgetting and gaps of memory which goes beyond normal forgetting (APA, 2013). Nin both discussed this within her daily life and portrayed it within the video. She switched from a child alter to Nin and immediately asked what happened with the child alter. Another criterion is that the symptoms result in significant distress (APA, 2013). When the child alter was speaking, they began to cry and get emotional speaking about the difficulties associated with the symptoms. Nin also spoke about how difficult living with DID is in all aspects of daily living. The last two criteria as exclusionary in which an individual cannot have DID if: behaviors could be a typical cultural or religious practice, or due to substance abuse or a medical condition (APA, 2013). From the video, there is no evidence of these exclusionary criteria within Nin's behaviors or responses.

Nin meets the criteria for DID, and she provides a great representation of how DID can emerge within a person's life. There are no stereotypes portrayed by Nin because this is about her experience and not meant to encompass all people with DID. This youtube video does a good job of deterring harmful stereotypes and assumptions people can have about DID due to other media representations of the disorder. It is common for people to view people with DID as dangerous or harmful; however, people with DID are no more dangerous than those without DID. This video also shows the noticeable differences between alters such as behavioral changes and different accents. Nin provides a representation of DID that helps people understand the disorder in a much more realistic manner.

References
Anthony Padilla. (2020, March 4). I spent a day with multiple personalities (dissociative identity disorder). YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek7JK6pattE
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

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I spent a day with MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES (Dissociative Identity Disorder)