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=The Office and Their Personality Disorders=

This article talks about Michael Scott and Creed, both in which were purposefully given personality disorders in order to add a different kind of humor to the show. It also discussed two other popular TV shows, Monk and Kramer. [|Personality Disorders Article]

__Michael Scott - Narcissistic Personality Disorder:__ [|Machael Scott Video Clip] [|Michael Scott Video Clip] [|Michael Scott Video Clip] __Kevin Malone – Mental retardation:__ [|Kevin Video Clip]
 * A pervasive pattern of grandiosity and need for admiration and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood
 * A grandiose sense of self-importance (exaggerates talents)
 * Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
 * Belief that he or she is “special” and can only be understood by, or associate with, other special or high-status people
 * Requests excessive admiration
 * Attitude of entitlement toward fulfilling expectations
 * Exploits others to achieve his or her own ends
 * Lacks empathy
 * Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
 * Arrogant manner
 * Intellectual functioning significantly below average, with a measurement of approximately 70 or below on an IQ test
 * Deficits or impairments in adaptive functioning in areas such as communication, self-care, home living, interpersonal skills, use of community resources, functional academic skills, and safety

__Kelly Kapoor – Dependent Personality Disorder__ [|Kelly Video Clip]
 * A pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation, beginning by early adulthood
 * Difficulty making every day decisions without advice and reassurance from others
 * Goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support from others
 * Urgently seeks another relationship as a source of care and support when a close relationship ends

__Creed Bratton – Paranoid Personality Disorder + Schizotypal Personality Disorder__ [|Creed Video Clip] [|Creed Video Clip] [|Creed Video Clip]
 * Paranoid**
 * Pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others
 * Preoccupation with unjustified doubts about the loyalty of friends or associates
 * Suspicion that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving person
 * Schizotypal**
 * Pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with close relationships, cognitive or percetual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior, beginning by early adulthood
 * Incorrect interpretations of casual incidents and external events as having a particular or unusual meaning specifically for one person
 * Odd beliefs or magical thinking that influences behavior and is inconsistent with subcultural norms
 * Odd thinking and speech

__Andy Bernard – Intermittent Explosive Disorder__ [|Andy Video Clip]
 * Act on aggressive impulses that result in serious assaults or destruction of property