Personality disorders are a heterogeneous group of disorders and are considered long lasting and inflexible patterns of behavior that impairs social and occupational functioning. ... They are usually very superstitious and believe supernatural things to be possible. ...
Worries, doubts, and superstitious beliefs all are common in everyday life. ... These behaviors generally are intended to ward off harm to the person with OCD or others. ... (Lutz 2002) Treatment for OCD usually comes down to two most effective treatments, which are drug therapy and behavior therapy. ... Some may begin with medication to gain control over their symptoms and then continue with behavior therapy. On the other hand, behavior therapy consisting of techniques called "exposure and response prevention" is very useful for treating OCD. ...
All of this adaptation was necessary to the survival of the slaves but did not eliminate the slaves need to maintain a certain sense of their own cultural identity, achieved by learning to integrate their own norms of behavior and beliefs with those of the dominant white master class. ... The white man viewed the slaves as pagans; seen as an unhealthy mix of superstitious beliefs in spirits, powers of curing and casting spells the slaves religious beliefs made it easier to justify condemning them to a life of servitude. ...
