Background
Review the following scenario:
You are a licensed mental health practitioner who is also studying for your Ph.D. in psychology in Dubai. Following the economic downturn and the failure of several banks and financial institutions, you decide to complete your dissertation on the personality characteristics of CEOs in major financial institutions. Because you are in Dubai, an international financial center, you treat a diverse group of international executives and their families. Most of the treatment requests are initiated by spouses who complain that their partners are emotionally distant and unable to form close relationships. Your hunch is that these CEOs shared distinct personality characteristics which suited them well for high-risk business but make them ill-suited for family life.
What type of personality disorder do you hypothesize you would find in these CEOs? Prepare a paper in which you identify and analyze this disorder. Be sure to explain the theory and assess research that would support such a dissertation proposal. Also, add a critique of the system used to diagnose these types of mental disorders.
