When it was first described‚ the disorder did not have its own category‚ and the term “borderline”‚ initially designated patients‚ who were at the border of two diseases: not sufficiently sick to be considered psychotic‚ yet too disturbed to follow a psychoanalytic treatment for neuroses (Bateman). It was Adolph Stern‚ an American psychoanalyst‚ who coined the term “the border line group” in 1938‚ first described most of the symptoms and suggested possible causes for its development (Gunderson)
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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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Abbey is diagnosed with Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) due to her difficulty making decisions on her own‚ never taking blame for her negative behaviors‚ having trouble taking starting activities‚ and constantly needing company/support. DPD is when an individual has excessive amounts of fear about separation and preforms clingy behavior towards a loved one or friend (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). Abbey reported her past relationship have failed because of her clingy behavior. In addition
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Final Exam 1 PSY/300 Final Exam: PSY/300 (Weeks 1-5) Multiple Choice1. Erik Erikson argues that an understanding of an individual’s behavior requires consideration of: A) Biological events B) Psychological experience C) Cultural and historical context D) all of the above 2. The aim of biopsychology (also referred to as behavioral neuroscience) is to: A) Link soma and somette in order to understand how emotions manifest themselves behaviorally B) Investigate the physical basis of psychological
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only interesting but a vital field of study. Temperament is considered to be on a continuum with personality disorders. When certain characteristics of a person’s temperament become dominant and begin to impair function over a prolonged period of time then these characteristics meet the requirements for a personality disorder which is in essence an exaggeration of traits in an individual’s personality that we all possess in moderation‚ thus isolating specific aspects of temperaments that can be regarded
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tell his mother and consequently committed suicide. Randall was not mentally ill in my opinion‚ but had Antisocial personality tendencies with a disregard for others rights (he raped a 15yr old and justified it by saying she looked 30)and aggressive behavior (he was in 5 fights and justified it by saying Rocky was in 40 and was a millionaire). He also had Borderline personality tendencies in that he had unstable moods‚ difficulty regulating his
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First disorder of cluster B is antisocial personality disorder. It is regarded as serious violation of the significance and privileges of other people usually starting from 15 year of age. Disorder is indicated by seven criteria symptoms. Criterial items measure diverse realms of a personality. It contain four items in the relational realm displaying a failure to comply to social norms‚ irresponsibility‚ deceitfulness or fraudulence and having no concern and regard to the well-being of others‚ one
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Case Study 1: Schizoid Personality Disorder. Josephine is a 47-year-old single woman. The hardest times of the year for Josephine’s family are holidays and family gatherings; Josephine never seems to enjoy herself. She seldom smiles‚ laughs‚ or reacts to people and events around her. She remains detached and often goes into a room and plays video games or watches television by herself‚ even when the rest of the family is eating. Her family members say that she is rude and do not want her around
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Multiple Personality Disorder Multiple Personality Disorder is also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)‚ which is a severe condition in which two or more identities‚ or personalities‚ are present and take control of an individual. The person will also experience memory loss‚ causing them not to remember any of their identities but their own. DID was called Multiple Personality Disorder until 1994‚ when the name was changed to reflect a better understanding of the condition‚ that it is
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old African American male who is showing symptomology of a personality disorder from the Cluster B group which is described as the “dramatic‚ erratic and emotional group” (Biedel 2014). Tony describes that much of his life has been chaotic which has led to him experience emotional dysregulation and behavior impulsivity (Biedel 2014). For Tony to be able to have the Antisocial Personality Disorder he would have needed to have a conduct disorder diagnosis during his childhood and additional symptomology
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