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BPD

BorderlinePersonality Disorder

Sara Pizzolo Psychology, 2nd block D. anderson

9. to sum up

index

8. treatments

7. causes

6. symptoms

5. brain and behavior

2.1. history 2.2. statistics

3. stigma

4. your not alone

1. definition

People with borderline personality disorder may be highly impulsive and may engage in reckless and self-destructive behaviors such as excessive gambling, spending money irresponsibly, substance abuse, engaging in unsafe sex, and reckless driving. They sometimes show intense and inappropriate anger that they have difficulty controlling, and they can be moody, sarcastic, bitter and verbally abusive.

1. DEFINITION

The borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood, as well as marked impulsivity. People with borderline personality disorder cannot tolerate the thought of being alone and will make frantic efforts to avoid abandonment or separation. Their relationships are intense and unstable. These individuals have an unstable view of self and, thus, might suddenly display a shift in personal attitudes, interests, career plans, and choice of friends.

The borderline disorder was originally coined, in the late 1930s, in an effort to describe patients who appeared anxious, but were prone to brief psychotic experiences—that is, patients who were thought to be literally on the borderline between anxiety and psychosis

2.1. HISTORY

The prevalence of borderline personality disorder in the U.S. population is estimated to be around 1.4%, but the rates are higher among those who use mental health services; approximately 10% of mental health outpatients and 20% of psychiatric inpatients meet the criteria for diagnosis.

2.2. STATISTICS

People affected by borderline personality disorder may face lack of empathy, a tendency of people to belittle the individual and even the desire for social distancing or complete avoidance. BPD diagnosis trigger anger and blame: people affected by it are viewed harshly due to their apparent lack of control over their behavior and emotions

3. STIGMA

4. YOU'RE NOT ALONE

Amy Winehouse

Angelina Jolie

Diagnosed in the 1990s with BDP, the movie star has struggled to form lasting relationships throughout her life. She engaged in self-harming as a child, and she has committed to working with refugees and promoting humanitarian causes, showing that she has grown more stable and secure as an adult.

Her overdose was preceded by depression and mental instability. Her impulsive actions and dangerous choices like doing drugs were prompted by her BPD and also worsened her symptoms.

On day nine of Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, a clinical and forensic psychologist — hired by Depp's lawyers — testified that Heard showed signs of borderline personality disorder.

Amber Heard

BPD has been linked to the amygdala and limbic systems of the brain, the centers that control emotion and, particularly, rage, fear and impulsive automatic reactions. Studies have shown that the hippocampus and amygdala may be as much as 16% smaller in people with BPD and have suggested that experiences of trauma may lead to these neuroanatomical changes. Positron emission tomography (PET) scans have generally shown that people with BPD show hypometabolism of glucose in their prefrontal cortex and limbic system relative to people who don't have BPD, suggesting that the disorder may result from a failure of the “rational” prefrontal cortex to regulate the “impulsive” limbic system.

5. BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR

6. SYMPTOMS

Suicide attempts or self-harming behavior

Engagement in self-destructive behaviors

Ongoing feelings of emptiness

Disconnected from themselves with paranoid thoughts

A rapidly changing sense of self

A pattern of severe mood changes over hours or days

Extreme fear of and reactions to abandonment

Strong ups-and-downs in relationships

Extreme anger and problems controlling anger

7. CAUSES

in many people with BPD, 3 parts of the brain were either smaller than expected or had unusual levels of activity

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT

a number of environmental factors seem to be common and widespread among people with BPD

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

genes you inherit from your parents may make you more vulnerable to developing BPD

GENETICS

many people with BPD have something wrong with the neurotransmitters in their brain, particularly serotonin

BRAIN CHEMICALS

8. TREATMENTS

HOSPITALIZATION

MEDICATIONS

Medications may help with symptoms or co-occurring problems such as depression, impulsiveness, aggression or anxiety. Medications may include antidepressants, antipsychotics or mood-stabilizing drugs.

Treatment in a psychiatric hospital or clinic. Hospitalization may keep you safe from self-injury or address suicidal thoughts or behaviors

• Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
• Mentalization-based therapy (MBT)
• Systems training for emotional predictability and problem-solving (STEPPS)
• Transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP)
• Good psychiatric management

PSYCHOTHERAPY

Proper diagnosis and treatment, including therapy and sometimes medication symptoms can be magaed

What can be done?

It's a mental health condition characterized by intense mood swings, unstable self-image, and difficulties in forming and maintaining relationships

What's BPD?

What are the causes?

Combination of genetic, neurological, and environmental factors

What are the symptoms?

• Intense fear of abandonment, tumultuous interpersonal relationships
• Impulsivity
• Self-destructive behavior distorted self-perception
• Struggle with regulating their emotions
• Rapid mood shifts
• Sense of emptiness

9. TO SUM UP

- Borderline personality disorder - Diagnosis and treatment. (2022, December 13). Mayo Clinic. Retrieved January 17, 2024, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/borderline-personality-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20370242

- Kristenson, S. (2023, September 28). 25 Famous People with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder). Develop Good Habits. Retrieved January 17, 2024, from https://www.developgoodhabits.com/famous-people-bpd-wa1/

- Neuroimaging and genetics of borderline personality disorder: a review. (n.d.). NCBI. Retrieved January 17, 2024, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1863557/

- Causes - Borderline personality disorder. (n.d.). NHS. Retrieved January 17, 2024, from https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/borderline-personality-disorder/causes/

- Borderline Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved January 17, 2024, from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/borderline-personality-disorder

APA CITATIONS

- Krauss, S. (2022, January 29). Why People with Borderline Personality Are Treated So Poorly. Psychology Today. Retrieved January 17, 2024, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/202201/why-people-borderline-personality-are-treated-so-poorly

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