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    Borderline Personality Disorder is one of the many serious mental conditions that is challenge to the individual suffering as well as family, friends or co-workers. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is known by impulsive behavior and instability, self-image and personal relationship issues. Individuals suffering from BPD may experience many of these symptoms listed in the DSM-V, “inappropriate, uncontrollable or vehement anger, chronic boredom or feelings of emptiness, extreme efforts to avoid

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    Though many mental disorders are household names, such as depression or bipolar disorder, many are not nearly as widespread or recognized by today’s society. One of the these lesser-known disorders is Borderline Personality Disorder. Called BPD for short, this disorder is characterized by emotional and functional instability. Mood swings and problems maintaining social and familial relationships are quite common. The intent of this write up is to use three different works about BPD to gain a better

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    This is what people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) suffer and cope with on a daily basis. Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental condition that is often associated with unstable moods, behaviors, and relationships. BPD originated from the 1930’s. The psychoanalyst, Adolf Stern, noted that there was a group of emotionally troubled people that did not fall into the categories of “neurotic” and “psychotic”. This dubbed the term of “borderline”. Although the causes are

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    illness and disorders, most people have problems identifying and differentiating many of them. Such as Bipolar Disorder and (BPD) Borderline Personality Disorder. Although, similar in (emotional states) they certainly have dissimilarities also. Someone with Bipolar Disorder can experience unpredictable changes in mood and behavior so much so that it effects the whole body, cognitive, psychological, and behavioral through anxiety distress, and even psychosis. Bipolar Disorder is characterized

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    Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has a very long and confusing history of diagnosis. Over time and development of the mental health field there seems to be a greater understanding of this disorder. Through extensive research, analysis of symptoms and review of classification there are now set criteria for this disorder. This disorder is very difficult to treat and poorly understood (Kernberg and Michels, 2009). BPD presents some difficult and very troubling problems in psychiatry because of

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    Borderline Personality Disorder Overview Borderline Personality Disorder is characterized by impulsivity, unstable self-image, mood, and trouble with interpersonal relationships. One major characteristic is impulsivity, which is characterized by rapid responding to environmental triggers without thinking (or caring) about long term consequences (Paris, 2007). Some people may engage in self-injurious activities including attempting and completing suicide. People with borderline personality disorder

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    will examine the benefit and indications of applying one of a contemporary organized psychological theory to a patient that the writer has already worked with as a summative case study. A brief history of the patient ailment which is borderline personality disorder (BPD) will be discussed as well as treatment plan and choices in accordance with a chosen psychotherapy (mentalisation base therapy MBT). The author will legitimize the purpose behind the chosen treatment and conclude his discussion. For

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    Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline personality disorder "is defined in the DSM IV, a manual used by psychiatrists to diagnose all mental disorders, as an AXIS II disorder which has symptoms of impulsively and emotional dysregulation" (Livesley 146). A person with BPD have feelings of abandonment and emptiness, and have "frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, going to extremes to keep someone from leaving" (Burger 300). He or she is emotionally unstable

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    Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a personality disorder resulting in an abnormal pattern of behavior such as: extreme fear of abandonment; unstable relationships with other people, sense of self, or emotions; feelings of emptiness; frequent dangerous behavior; and self-harm. Symptoms of BPD appear to show in early adulthood and can be triggered by a variety of what appears to be normal life events. Along with personality issues comes substance abuse problems, depression, and eating disorders

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    Borderline personality disorder "is defined in the DSM IV, a manual used by psychiatrists to diagnose all mental disorders, as an AXIS II disorder which has symptoms of impulsively and emotional dysregulation" (Livesley 146). A person with BPD has feelings of abandonment and emptiness, and has "frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, going to extremes to keep someone from leaving" (Burger 300). He or she is emotionally unstable and forms intense but unstable interpersonal relationships. They show impulsive

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