what is boarderline personality disorder?

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Answer 1

Borderline: Personality disorders are enduring, inflexible patterns of inner experience & behavior causing significant distress in relationships, work, & other important areas. "borderline" applies to a person with unstable sense of identity; extreme fear of being alone; unstable relationships; impulsivity; affective instability; extreme anger; chronic suicidality or self-mutilation; mini-psychotic times.

Answer 2

A quick answer: Google the following: "borderline personality disorder" and dsm. You'll find all the criteria psychiatrist use to make that diagnosis. You'll also get a feel for whether or not you fit.

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Borderline: Intense fear of abandonment, being manipulative, impulsivity, a tendency to think of people and things in all good or all bad terms, self mutilating behaviors, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual impulsivity, a profoundly disturb sense of self, and extreme emotional volatility.

Answer 4

Be there. Be real.: Try to be consistent. Be supportive and empathic, but also remind the other of the reality of the situation.

Answer 5

Validate, set limits: There are many books for family members and loved ones of a person with borderline personality disorder. There are probably support groups as well. Are you a parent, sibling, child, spouse of the patient or are you the patient? Marsha linehan has developed a therapy called dialectical behavioral therapy (dbt) for people with dbt. Read about this. Central to it are validating and setting limits.

Answer 6

There are many: One of the more popular therapies is dialectical behavior therapy where patients are urged to use their "wise mind" to slow down and not make snap judgments about people or situations. These therapies teach patients through self reflection to see the world in less hostile terms. More functional behavior patterns can be learned.

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Counseling : Counseling (dbt) and medications are used to help individuals with borderline personality disorder.

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Borderline: Most effective therapeutic technique is dialectical behavior therapy.

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Multiple therapies: People w/borderline pd benefit most from combined approaches. First, individual psychotherapy with someone skilled in object relations work, along with dialectical behavioral skills groups. The latter helps deal with intense affect, gaining skills and tools. Object relations-based psychotherapy provides insight into interpersonal difficulties, allowing change. Medications at times too.

Answer 10

Yes: Personality disorders start in early adulthood and are often hard to treat. There are no fda approved medications. There are numerous skilled therapists who are adept at various psychotherapeutic techniques that can help you realize how your behaviors impact you and those around you. Through self reflection, some of the behaviors can be changed.

Answer 11

Narcissism Tx: Schema therapies, skills training, relationship therapy, group therapy, and medications for anger/rage/impulsivity.

Answer 12

Perhaps: I'm a believer that anyone can benefit from treatment if they want it. "if they want it" being the key phrase here. Individuals with narcissistic personality disorder are notoriously difficult to treat, as they oftentimes don't think they have a problem.

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Narcissist: Therapy for narcissists is often arduous, painful for both patient and therapist, as the narcissist is eventually brought to a place of what is known as profound narcissistic injury, which is the beginning of his poor self esteem that the narcissism resolutely defends against.

Answer 14

Some are-some aren't: Dsm IV put 10 personality dx’s (pds) into three categories (reflecting similarities). A pd was defined as a long-term & pervasive pattern of disturbed behavior. The new dsm 5 formulation describes 6 pds (antisocial, avoidant, borderline, narcissistic, OCD & schizotypal) and requires a rating of five personality traits (negative affect, detachment, antagonism, disinhibition & psychoticism).

Answer 15

Borderline PD: The main feature of borderline pd is pervasive instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions. This is usually most pronounced in intimate relationships. Others include frantic efforts to avoid real/ imagined abandonment; impulsivity in self-damaging areas; recurrent suicidality; inappropriate intense anger; identity disturbance; emotional instability; feeling of emptiness.

Answer 16

DBT: Bpd is a cluster of traits (erratic and dramatic) that form one's personality. Things are often black or white to these individuals- nothing in between. Love/hate. Bpd causes distress to the individual as well as those around them. Dialectical behavior therapy, or dbt, has proven highly effective for individuals with bpd. Medication to manage the moods is a great/sometimes necessary adjunct.

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Borderline : Intense fear of abandonment, being manipulative, impulsivity, a tendency to think of people and things in all good or all bad terms, self mutilating behaviors, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual impulsivity, a profoundly disturb sense of self, and extreme emotional volatility.

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