Giovanna Eynaudi Ms. Seeker’s patterns of personality pathology and pathological personality traits meets the diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder. According to the information provided in the DSM-5‚ the characteristic feature of Borderline Personality Disorder is the pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationship‚ self-image‚ and affects‚ and marked impulsivity‚ beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts (p. 663). In Ms. Seeker’s case
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regulation. Secondly through Pathological personality disorders; Grandiosity (an aspect of antagonism) - Feelings of entitlement‚ either overt or covert and Attention seeking (an aspect of Antagonism) - Excessive attempts to attract and be the focus of the attention of others; admiration seeking others (Aaron L. Pincus‚ 2016) DSM-5 criteria for the diagnostic of Borderline personality disorder were based on the following; Significant Impairments in personality functioning manifested by either; I)Identity-
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Phenomenological Perspective on the causes of Non-suicidal Self-injury in Borderline Personality Disorder Brett Hoffman Bradley University ENC602 CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction The emphasis of Chapter 2 will be a review of the literature pertaining to emotional dysregulation and the cognitive processes that are involved in Borderline Personality Disorder. Relevant models will be examined to set the framework for emotional dysregulation leading to behavioral dysregulation. Common
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how did you get in there? What they really want to know is if they are likely to end up in there as well. I can’t answer the real question. All I can tell them is‚ it’s easy" (pg. 5). The doctor who referred her diagnosed her with a borderline personality disorder within twenty minutes of interviewing her. The doctor also perceived her as extremely depressed with a pattern-less life. Recent activities included having a relationship with her English teacher‚ attempted suicide‚ running away from
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Living With Borderline Personality Disorder Madeline Anderson Argosy University ENG101 Composition I All therapists’ approaches to the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder are different. One form of treatment is DBT or Dialectical Behavior Therapy. DBT was created by Marsha Linehan‚ a psychologist at the University of Washington. It was developed from the structure of CBT‚ or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. CBT is a type of goal-oriented
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In Girl‚ Interrupted author Susanna Kaysen recounts her two year stay at a Boston psychiatric hospital and her experience of what she calls the "parallel universe" of madness‚ she makes the reader consider how thin the line is between ’madness’ and ’sanity’. Susanna describes herself as "sane in an insane world". It does seem like it may be an insane world when we look at how society reacts to something they do not understand‚ fear breeds prejudice‚ "possessed by the devil" "bad‚ and must be isolated
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Fatal Attraction A person with a borderline personality disorder often experiences a recurring pattern of disorganization and instability in self-image‚ mood‚ behavior and personal relationships. A person with this disorder can often appear warm‚ friendly and competent. However‚ something may quickly and easily set them off‚ and the instability shines bright. Just like with Alex in Fatal Attraction. In the start of the film‚ Alex was outgoing‚ charming‚ fun‚ sexy and
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Personality disorders greatly influence the dropout rates in treatment for homeless individuals. Of the cluster B personality disorders‚ borderline personality disorder is one of the most difficult to treat in homeless individuals due to its high comorbidity rate with other Axis I disorders and the patient’s difficulty in emotional regulation and maintaining stable relationships with others. Art therapy is often used as a complementary therapy to treat borderline personality disorder. While qualitative
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Borderline Personality Disorder Greg Whittaker Wor-Wic Community College Abnormal Psychology Shane Ferguson‚ M.A. July 19‚ 2014 Borderline personality disorder is a serious medical condition that profoundly affects the lives of those who have it and those around them. In an effort to maintain serenity‚ families often struggle to avoid situations that can set off another explosive episode. They walk on egg shells‚ a failed effort because it is not possible to predict
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Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline personality disorder is a psychiatric disorder that often puzzles professionals in how to define and or categorize. There has been this back and forth debate amongst professionals on whether to categorize this disorder as either a mood or personality disorder hence its title “borderline” making it a unique disorder in that it trails on the outskirts of both. This disorder marks a pattern of ongoing symptoms in unstable mood swings‚ behaviors‚ self-imaging
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