Borderline Personality Disorder

Some would suggest that borderline personality disorder is hereditary. There were five empirical studies conducted on children who had mothers with BPD. Three of the studies were based on a wide age range, while the other two studies were based on children of the same age in their infancy years, but from a developmental view. The research showed that children between the ages of four and eighteen with mothers who have BPD are more likely to experience changes in household composition and schools attended, removal from the home, and exposure to parent drug or alcohol abuse and mother’s suicide attempts. (Macfie, 2009) Another key finding was that they were “diagnosed with more attention and disruptive behavior than their comparisons” (Macfie,
As mentioned above, the way we interact with our parents and the bond we have with them can impact us in many ways. When we have a good connection with our parents, we are more likely to reciprocate that towards other people. What happens though when our bond with our parents aren’t exactly positive? It is suggested through social-cognitive theories of borderline personality disorder that “disturbances in interpersonal relationships are related to poor social-cognitive functioning and dysfunctional mentalizing capacities” (Courtney-Seidler, Klein, & Miller, 2013). This simply means that the lack of interaction with our parents or others impedes our social and mental functioning. This could cause one to have very few friends or know friends at all. It could also affect our ability to understand and learn the human behavior such as “goals, needs, desires, and beliefs” while also lacking the ability to understand how other people act as well (Courtney-Seidler et al., 2013). According to the social-cognitive theory, those with a “safe and close attachment to their caregiver have a higher chance of being able to denote the situations that they experience and other’s situations as well” (Courtney-Seidler et al., 2013). So on the other hand, those who have a rocky attachment with their parents are less likely to learn how to understand their mind and its different states. This is seen
It is important when deciding on a treatment to make sure you tailor it specifically for that person. A treatment that works for one individual might not always work for the next, so you want to make sure you take the appropriate steps to find out the best form of treatment. It has been shown that borderline personality disorder is a challenge to treat. One type of treatment for BPD is psychotherapy. The key to psychotherapy is to have an intervention that focuses on one of the following domains “affect regulation, behavioral impulse control, cognitive clarification, and dynamic understanding, while also developing more adaptive coping skills to aid symptom remission” (Merced, 2015). The more the therapist makes the patient aware of his or her feelings, the more likely they are able to learn how to tolerate them. Another strategy is “mood monitoring, in which the patient is taught to become more aware of their feelings throughout the day and identify patterns associated with their mood changes” (Merced, 2015). Those who have BPD often struggle with controlling their impulsive behavior. They often act on things that could cause danger or harm. Helping a patient “identify potential dangers and possible courses of action, as well as anticipate potential consequences, is believed to develop more adaptive responses” (Merced, 2015). When it comes to the cognitive