Borderline Personality Disorder Case Analysis

The purpose of the case analysis is to address the concerns of borderline personality disorder and appropriate treatments to reduce the symptoms. The theoretical orientation and peer-review articles will support the effectiveness of the chosen treatment intervention. Additional treatments will be described to eliminate the behaviors within the disorder.
According to Gorenstein and Comer (2015), the borderline personality disorder describe individuals in unstable moods, behaviors, and emotional relationships. Self-mutilating and suicidal acts are common behaviors of this disorder (Gorenstein and Comer, 2015). Karen, a 36-year-old woman was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder after impulsive patterns of self-harm, suicidal attempts, emotional distress, and other uncontrollable
The therapy gave patient’s self-awareness and understanding of the past into present behaviors (Goodman, 2015). When Karen described her problems and history to Dr. Banks, she immediately supposed that Karen met the criteria for the borderline personality disorder. Based on Karen’s childhood, the past history has affected her present behaviors and emotions. To help develop the treatment plan, psychodynamics were used to exposure the trauma and memory that would no longer cause distress for Karen. From the cognitive-behavioral perspective, the way an individual think and feels affects their self-esteem and behavior. Carr and Francis (2009) analyzed non-clinical participants on the measures of core belief, childhood functioning and maltreatment as a result of their borderline personality symptoms. In finding, the behaviors were related to the childhood emotional abuse (Carr and Francis, 200). Dr. Banks incorporated the dialectical behavior therapy because she believe that people experience emotional dysregulation and show consistent negative emotions such as sadness, anger, and anxiety. The dialectical behavior therapy is