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    She took a strong‚ emotional interest in him when she first saw him at the book launch. “Extreme reactions—including panic‚ depression‚ rage‚ or frantic actions—to abandonment‚ whether real or perceived” (Borderline Personality Disorder‚ n.d.)‚ is one of the signs of BPD. Alex showed this symptom when after Dan tried to leave her‚ she showed frantic actions of suicidal tendencies along with destruction of property. Also‚ other signs are: Impulsive and often dangerous

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    Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Borderline Personality Disorder People with borderline personality disorder can be challenging to treat‚ because of the nature of the disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can be defined as a mental health condition in which a person has long-term patterns of unstable or turbulent emotions (US National Library of Medicine‚ 2013). They are often difficult to keep in therapy‚ frequently fail to respond to therapeutic efforts and make considerable demands

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    Girl Interrupted is a film that chronicles the experiences of a girl named Susanna that suffers from borderline personality disorder. In the film‚ Susanna is admitted to a mental institution where she meets Lisa Rowe‚ a permanent patient with antisocial personality disorder. Antisocial personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by smooth social skills and a lack of guilt about violating social rules and laws and taking advantage of others. Throughout the following paragraphs‚ I

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    Cigarettes Caffeine: Coffee‚ Soda ABUSE HISTORY Sexual: None reported Physical: Pt reports physical abuse by mother Emotional: Pt reports emotional abuse by mother and father Rape Trauma: None reported Domestic Violence: None reported EATING DISORDERS Anorexia Nervosa: Have you ever deliberately lost so much weight on a diet that people started to seriously worry about your health? Bulimia nervosa: Did you ever have a problem with binge eating‚ when you would eat so much food so fast that it

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    Self-injury Self-injury is a behavior in which people deliberately harm their own bodies in some way to cope with overwhelming emotions. Self-injury frequently is an impulsive act. You may become upset and spontaneously seek a way to hurt yourself‚ recklessly doing damage to their body. Other times‚ self-injury may be inflicted in a controlled‚ methodical manner. You may even plan it in advance‚ taking steps to avoid detection and to prevent infections. This act of behavior is not an attempt

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    The film “Gone Girl” told the story of a young married couple who reached their fifth year anniversary. The film alternated between present-day when husband Nick arrives to his residence to find his wife missing and wife Amy narrating from her point of view that she transcribe in a journal. Surprised by the wrecked house upon his arrival Nick decides to call the local authorities who reported to the scene immediately. Due to the signs of struggle‚ and a splatter of blood found in the residence‚ the

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    Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized as people who are instable‚ have poor impulse control‚ instability in mood‚ interpersonal relationships and self-image. People with BPD tend to have strong emotions‚ intense rage and mood swings. For some of these symptoms‚ the character of Elsa from the famous Disney movie Frozen came to mind. The character‚ though understandable‚ shows many symptoms of BPD. From an early age‚ Elsa sees herself as different‚ even though she is‚ and her families

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    Dissected Personality Development Alicia Olszewski For my movie review I watched Girl Interrupted filmed in 1999 and directed by James Mangold. This is a movie that tells a story about a woman’s stay in the 1960’s on a psychiatric floor in Claymore hospital‚ after being suspected of suicide. The main character is a 19 year old female named Susana Kaysen who ate an entire bottle of aspirin and then drank a bottle of vodka. The doctor believes that Susana is suffering from Borderline Personality

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    Even though mercury posing does not indefinitely lead to Borderline Personality Disorder they both share parallels. E Medical Health states that the effects of mercury poising are described as mood swings‚ nervousness‚ irritability‚ other emotional changes‚ and decreased cognitive functions. Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms are antisocial behavior‚ compulsive behavior‚ hostility‚ impulsivity‚ irritability‚ risky behavior‚ self-destructive

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    turn. From the surface‚ Annie may only appear as an old lady who was obsessed with a celebrity‚ but Annie’s issues are much more complex than that.Annie shows severe symptoms of bipolar disorderborderline personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.Annie begins to display symptoms of bipolar disorder as a few days have passed since she had rescued author Paul Sheldon. While nursing him back to health‚ Annie expresses how she is Paul’s number one fan. It becomes apparent that Annie does

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