Adolescence: a transition from children to adults, a time that we learn about ourselves, develop a sense of self and gain control of our emotions. However, individuals that are not able to associate with their feelings and build their self-esteem can be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental illness that can be found in a number of adolescents and they are more likely to suffer from unstable identity, instability of emotions and fear of abandonment than adolescents without BPD. Also, it affects other aspect of individual 's life such as relationships with others, and decision making because of their impulsiveness and instability. However, BPD is a treatable psychological disorder, through …show more content…
Therefore, when they do not have the feeling of control or stressed, they would possibly result in emotion dysfunction or shutting down their feelings to avoid getting hurt emotionally. A research shows that “shame-based dysfunction is central to conceptualization of BPD, wherein it has been proposed that individuals with BPD respond with shame to uncontrollable and negative effects as a consequence of developing in environment that shame who show emotional vulnerability”(Howes,303). The research also shows that “shame-prone self-concept may influence perception and behaviours to confer risk to low self-esteem and high levels of anger and impassivity”(Howes,303). These information indicates that individuals with BPD lack of understanding of their own emotions and not able to associate with their feelings. They tend to have stronger emotions and even if they are relatively calm, they still have some negative emotions such as disappointment and anger underlying (Borderline Personality Disorder). Nevertheless, it has been proven that individuals will able to learn and develop skills to deal with their feelings in order to interpret their emotions and avoid mood swings. They will also get better from emotion dysfunction as they grow older because they will be able to view things in different perspectives and have the skills to associate with their mood …show more content…
These treatments can be divided in 2 categories, therapist and/or medicine. PBS 's website on BPD states that therapy “involves learning about your condition, and thinking and talking about how you feel, think and behave”.The website also lists 3 different therapies that are effectively improving the symptoms of BPD. First of all, transference-focused psychotherapy helps individuals with BPD to understand about emotions and difficulties in a relationship. And through conferences, therapist would “walk them through” the relationship in order for individuals with BPD knowing what to do to maintain an healthy relationship. Second of all, Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) focus on “developing skills for handling stress, regulation emotions, tolerating negative emotions and improving relationships. DBT has been proven as one of the most effective treatment of BPD as one of the interviewee in Border _ | A compassionate documentary on BPD ,directed by Sattler, mentions that DBT has helped her a lot to understand herself and able to start developing the sense of true self. She also says that DBT has helped her to be able to associate with her negative thoughts and use it to improve herself. Last but not least, Schema therapy helps “to recognize and switch out self-defeating schema modes as quick as
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)
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has been a disability surrounded by stigma and confusion for a long time, and the time to bring awareness and public understanding to this disability is long overdue. The disability itself often gets misdiagnosed as an other disability since the symptoms overlap with many other disabilities (NIMH, n.d, para 16), or worse case scenario, a medical professional refuses to diagnose or treat the disability due to the belief that these people are untreatable because of a negative schema about the disability and clinical controversies on whether BPD is a legitimate diagnosis (Hoffman, 2007) . However, after nearly three decades of research, it has come to light that BPD does indeed exist, does have a good prognosis for remission with treatment (BPD Overview, n.d, para 3), and that there are many treatment options available such as three different types of psychotherapy (Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Schema-focused therapy), omega-3 fatty acid supplements, and/or medications (NIMH, n.d, para 29, 30, 31, and 39, 41). Even though the disability started as a psychoanalytic colloquialism for untreatable neurotics (Gunderson, 2009), BPD is very treatable and doesn’t deserve the stigma it currently carries throughout society.
According to the DSM-5, Personality Disorders are characterized by “impairments in personality functioning and the presence of pathological personality traits”. Borderline Personality Disorder is one of ten personality disorders listed in the DSM-5. The DSM-5 lists several criteria that must be met in order for someone to be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. They are quoted as follows:
...n fear and arousal (Schmahl, Berne, Krause, Kleindienst, Valerius, Vermetten &ump; Bohus, 2009). The work of dampening this arousal is carried out by the pre-frontal region of the brain. Brain imaging has revealed that personal differences in the capacity to activate areas of the prefrontal cerebral cortex, which is believed to activate inhibitory responses, predict the capacity to repress negative feelings (Williams Sidis, Gordon &ump; Meares, 2006). Acetylcholine and norepinephrine in addition to serotonin are the main neurotransmitters in the circuit involved in the regulation of emotions. Imbalance of these neurotransmitters in conjunction with increased GABA activity is believed to have the capacity to result in intense mood swings similar to those of borderline personality disorder (Schmahl, Berne, Krause, Kleindienst, Valerius, Vermetten &ump; Bohus, 2009).
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!
Some of the most common actions or responses for individuals with borderline personality disorder are suicidal. Incorporating the teaching of problem-solving skills will hopefully, again, reduce the number of suicidal thoughts or behaviors an individual has that could result in serious self-injury (Van Goethem, A., et al.). Lastly, arguably the most important component of the dialectical behavior therapy is allowing those who have undergone the treatment to test what they have learned. The final stage of this therapy involves having the patients visualize themselves in certain scenarios and creating a response to what they are envisioning. The most important part of this process is having patients trust their responses without utilizing the help and opinions of other individuals (Van Goethem, A., et al.). Though there are several different components that make up the dialectical behavioral therapy, they are each crucial to the treatment for individuals with, not only borderline personality disorder, but many other psychological disorders as well. Some of the effects of how this treatment has worked can be observed in a couple of different
Korman, L. M., & McMain, S. (2001). Dialectical behavior therapy and the treatment of emotion dysregulation. Psychotherapy in Practice, 183-196.
There are so many types of mental illnesses that affect people every day. When some people think of mental illnesses they think of the ones that would cause people to have physical symptoms as well, but that’s untrue, there are many more that you would never know anyone has if you were to see them on the street. As defined by the 2008 encyclopedia “a mental illness is any disease of the mind or brain that seriously affects a person’s ability or behavior. Symptoms of a mental illness may include extreme moods, such as excessive sadness or anxiety, or a decreased ability to think clearly or remember well.” A mentally ill person has severe symptoms that damage the person’s ability to function in everyday activities and situations. Every nation and every economic level can be affected by a mental illness. In the United States alone about 3% of the population has severe mental illness and to add to that number about 40% of people will experience a type of mental illness at least once in their lives. Some cases of mental illnesses can go away on their own, but some cases are so severe that they require professional treatment. There is so much more available to help people recover from their symptoms than in the past.
More than two million cases can be found in psychological and psychiatric records of multiple personality disorders also called dissociative identity disorders. Dissociative Identity, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is a condition in which, an individual has a host personality along with at least two or more personalities with each identity having his or her own ideas, memories, thoughts and way of doing things (Bennick). Personality disorders are a group of mental illnesses. They involve thoughts and behaviors that are unhealthy and inflexible. A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. This causes significant problems and limitations in relationships, social activities,
An estimated 1.6%-5.9% of the adult population in the United States has BPD, with nearly 75% of the people who are diagnosed being women. Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder include Frantic efforts to avoid being abandoned by friends and family, Unstable personal relationships that alternate between idealizations, Distorted and unstable self-image, Impulsive behaviors that can have dangerous outcomes, Suicidal and self-harming behavior, Periods of intense depressed mood, irritability or anxiety lasting a couple hours/days, Chronic feelings of boredom or emptiness, Inappropriate, intense or uncontrollable anger - often followed by shame and guilt, and Dissociative feelings. The three main factors that could cause this mental illness are Genetics, Environmental factors, and Brain function. This illness can only be diagnosed by a mental health professional after a series of interviews with the patient and family/friends of the patient. The patient must also have at least five of the nine symptoms of this illness in order to be diagnosed. The most common treatment for this illness is some form of psychotherapy. Some other treatment options are to prescribe medications and if needed a short-term
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)
Many factors play a role into being diagnosed with a mental disorder. Environment, surroundings, social group, background, too much of a certain neuro-transmitter can all effect your emotional and behavioral decisions. Adolescence is a prime time for brain development/growth and based on what someone has been through that development can be stunted. Santrock (2016) expresses how adolescence quality of life decreases because there is such a dramatic change going on with their bodies and mind including: puberty, body image, increased responsibility, hormone fluctuations, and many other factors. Psychopathology is the scientific study of mental disorders. There are many studies out there about all the different
Adolescents are still developing. They are at the stage where they are too old to act like children, but not old enough to be treated like adults. This can cause a disturbance with their self-perception which can affect their emotions, often making them confused of who they are and causing feelings of self-consciousness and isolation. During this stage adolescents are at high risk for risky behaviors, due to changes in the neurochemicals of the brain. “Changes in dopamine activity affect the limbic system, which is involved with emotions, and its connection with the prefrontal cortex, responsible for executive functioning skills such as reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. Increased emotional
As children, we have all done things like play make believe. We would take on completely new personalities and change characteristics of ourselves, but only for fun. This is expected of children, they use their imagination to create new people and realities. The question is at what point in time was it appropriate to leave an overactive imagination in the past? When looking at a person with Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) one would say that a person never grew out of the role playing that is found so fascinating to a child. After years of doctors believing that patients with this disorder were possessed by demons and being rejected by behaviorists such as Sigmund Freud. MPD was diagnosed in its first patient in 1865. From then on Doctors
Mental health refers to the state of individuals psychologically, emotionally and socially. Mental health affects a person’s emotions, feelings, thoughts, and sections when exposed to different situations. Furthermore, mental health is responsible for a person’s reaction to stress and other social conditions. Generally, mental health affects how a person relates to others and their ability to understand and interact with them. Therefore, problems that affect a person’s mental health affect the abilities to socialize, their feelings, moods, reaction to situations. The person experiencing mental health problem may portray different behaviors when confronted with different issues. Mental health issues have several