Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental sickness that centers on the ineptitude to manage emotions effectively. This disorder occurs in the context of relationships i.e. sometimes all relationships are affected, sometimes only one. Generally it starts developing during adolescence or early adulthood. This disorder leads the person suffering from prolonged episodes of instability. If not cured, affected person can experience serious consequences such as problems with self-image, unstable interpersonal relationships, self-injury and, worse, thoughts and suicide attempts that can culminate in the realization of it. When it comes to situations where a child lacks sufficient control, the main concern of parents is to ensure …show more content…
This leads to frantic efforts to keep the other person close. they may beg, cling, start fights, jealously track their loved one’s movements, or even physically block the other person from leaving. Unclear or unstable self-image: People with BPD have unstable sense of self. Sometimes they may feel good about themselves, but other times they hate themselves, or even view themselves as evil. Impulsive, self-destructive behaviors: People with BPD, may engage in harmful, sensation-seeking behaviors, especially when they are upset. Self-harm. Sucidial attempts or self-harm is common in people with BPD. Suicidal behavior includes thinking about suicide, making suicidal gestures or threats, or actually carrying out a suicide attempt. Extreme emotional swings. At one moment, they may feel happy, and the next, despondent. Little things that other people dismiss, send them into an emotional tailspin. Unstable emotions and moods are common with …show more content…
But still we should realize that treatment is mandatory to overcome any disorder. To help your child with BPD, it is necessary to get knowledge of each aspect about this disorder, otherwise you will not be able to understand what your child is feeling right now. Since in this disorder, he has no control over what he is doing. We can relate it to disease like diabetes or gastroenteritis that the affected person has no control over. That is why it is important to get thorough knowledge that what are its symptoms, what the causes are and how it can be cured. Get Involved In The Treatment You should know the importance of treatment and if your child is already receiving the appropriate treatment, it is mandatory that you always keep up-to-date of their situation and that you get involved in it. For this purpose, you can approach the professionals who are attending the child, so you can know what is the treatment of borderline personality disorder, what is its approximate duration, how you can help your child with it, what the dose of drugs that they have administered, what they work for, what you can do from home to favor the treatment, accompany them to the sessions,
People with Borderline Personality Disorder tend to view the world as simple as possible. People who view the world like this, confuse the actions of others. (Hoermann et al, 2005) Recurrent thoughts about their relationships with others, lead them to experience extreme emotional reactions, great agony which they have a hard time controlling, which would result in engaging in self-destructive behaviors. Diagnosing a patient with this disorder can be challenging which is why is it is labeled as one of the difficult ones to diagnose. (Hoermann et al, 2005)
The characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder that Robin displays are unstable moods, inconsistent relationships, impulse behavior (substance abuse), and fear of abandonment, poor self-image, spouts of irrational anger, paranoia, and suicidal behavior. The prognosis of Borderline Personality Disorder can vary from case to case. As we learned in class, the rates of comorbidity are fairly high with BPD. 20% of people have a major depressive disorder, 40% have bipolar disorder, 67% struggle with substance abuse disorders and 25% of those with Bulimia also have Borderline Personality Disorder.
This paper looks at a person that exhibits the symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). In the paper, examples are given of symptoms that the person exhibits. These symptoms are then evaluated using the DSM-V criteria for BPD. The six-different psychological theoretical models are discussed, and it is shown how these models have been used to explain the symptoms of BPD. Assessment of
In order for someone to be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, they must experience at least five of the following symptoms: 1) fear of abandonment, 2) a history of intense and unstable relationships with family, friends, and loved ones, which often go back and forth between idealization (which includes love and extreme closeness) to devaluation (which includes extreme hatred or anger), 3) a disto...
Lastly, there is family therapy, and in my opinion the most important. This is essential for both the patient and members of their family to understand and learn how to cope with this behavior. This style of therapy will teach family members not to be co-dependent and allow the patient to take responsibility for their actions.
Some of the key components of BPD include self-harm, or suicidal thoughts and actions, dichotomous thinking, and low emotional granularity. People that present with reoccurring suicidal thoughts and actions, combined with a fear of abandonment, are commonly diagnosed with BPD. These two characteristics make BPD easily recognizable, but this diagnoses is often not used. The emotional volatility, recurrent crises, and self-injurious behaviors of those with BPD are often seen as willfully manipulative episodes, and not a sign of illness. (Gunderson, 2011) Yet, it is important to take these thoughts and actions seriously, as one never knows when someone may actually decide to end their life.
More research is constantly being conducted on the safety and efficacy of psychotropic medication use by children. Nevertheless, time will indeed show if these kinds of medications will prove to be entirely beneficial for those that have taken them, or if they will end up hindering healthy development and causing irreparable, long time damage. If parents take the time to research the findings of studies that have already been conducted about these medications they, along with their child’s doctor, can make better informed decisions as to what may be the best approach for helping their child who may be experiencing psychological issues. Through the use of alternative treatments such as behavioral training or psychological counseling parents may realize that medications are not the only way to alleviate symptoms of a child’s psychological disorder.
Borderline personality disorder is the most common personality disorder. By creating relationships and better understanding BPD, mental health professionals can effectively aid those who suffer from BPD. With proper support from the healthcare team, family members, and the community, borderline personality disorder can be effectively controlled and treated. TIE IN ACUTE PORTION AS WELL!
Borderline Personality Disorder is diagnosed predominantly in females. There is approximately a 3:1 female to male gender ratio for this disorder.
Borderline Personality disorder is a commonly misdiagnosed mental illness. The symptoms of borderline personality disorder are so closely related to other mental illnesses, that it is most often under diagnosed or misdiagnosed altogether. This illness can be completely debilitating to effected person. They do not understand that it is their mental illness that is making them feel the way that they do. They feel hopeless, like their lives will never improve from this point. Which is a major factor into why borderline personality disorder has one of the highest rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) hinders people’s security, makes interpersonal and interpersonal relationships difficult, worsens the person suffering from the disorder’s life and those around them, effects their affect and self-image, and generally makes a person even more unstable (Davidon et al., 2007). This disorder is a personality disorder which effects the people’s emotions, personality, and daily living including relationships with other and job stability. People with BPD may experience a variation of symptoms including but not limited to: intense contradictory emotions involving sadness, anger, and anxiety, feelings of emptiness, loneliness, and isolations (Biskin & Paris, 2012). This disorder makes it hard for the person with the disorder to maintain relationships since they have tendentious believe that people are either strictly good or bad. Also, they are sensitive to other people’s actions and words and are all over the place with their emotions so those in their life never know which side to expect. (Biskin & Paris, 2012)
Borderline personality disorder affects about 1.6% of the entire u.s. population (Salters-Pedneault). BPD is five times more likely to occur in a person if they have a close family member that already has the disorder (National Institute of Mental Health) . An example of a close family member would be the person’s mother or father. Symptoms of BPD consist of unstable relationships with their family, friends and loved ones. The person will swing from extreme closeness and love to extreme dislike. The person will also experience impulsive behaviors that are not safe. They have intense mood swings and have inappropriate, intense anger that they have a hard time controlling. A person struggling with BPD will also experience stress-related, paranoid thoughts (National Institute of Mental Health). Another mental health disorder is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD is a non genetic disorder that affects 7-8% of the u.s. Population (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs). The disease develops in people who have experienced an immense emotionally shocking or dangerous event. The events can range from near death experiences to sudden, unexpected deaths of loved ones. Symptoms of PTSD usually start within three months of the shocking or dangerous event. PTSD sufferers can experience flashbacks, feelings of guilt or blame, angry outbursts, negative feelings about the world, and a loss of interest in enjoyable activities (National Institute of Mental Health). Another mental health disorder is Schizophrenia. People suffering from this disorder experience hallucinations and delusions that they believe to be real (National Institute of Mental Health). They also experience a reduction in expressed emotions and reduced feelings of pleasure in everyday life, such as increased difficulty to begin and sustain activities and a reduction in the amount of speaking the
Due to the patient’s inability to possess a constant mood, someone suffering from BPD cannot struggles to feel valuable in their relationships, causing the person with BPD to treat their friends and family with confusing behavior. This connects to another symptom which many psychologist credit as a fear of abandonment, in which people suffering from BPD may believe those around them seek permanent distance from them. Those suffering from BPD may require incessant reassurance from friends and family that they care deeply for the person with BPD, as the individual is unable to grasp the reality of their relationships. Individuals with BPD form a pattern of what psychologists refer to as “idealization and devaluation” (Salters-Pedneault 2017). During the idealization period, an individual may initially be display a strong
BPD is a complex disorder in a sense that the symptoms such as depression, anxiety and substance abuse may cause a misdiagnosis thus overlooking BPD completely (Biskin & Paris, 2013). This personality disorder has also been known to occur simultaneously with anxiety disorders, eating disorders and bipolar mood disorders (Butcher, Mineka & Hooley, 2014). In addition, the prevalence of BPD decreases in older individuals (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
Inborn cause is when the child inherits the parent’s behaviors. Current experiences include bad habits or loss of a loved one. The treatment depends on the disorder. It varies from psychotherapy to hospitalization. To start, psychotherapy is when you talk to a professional and they try to figure out what triggered the disorder.