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-Tina would benefit from CBT

-It would give her the ability to understand her behaviors. Which could eventually give her control of her impulses and desires.

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-Options of treatment include: medication, Cognitive-BT and Dialectical-BT

-"Many clinicians are reluctant to work with people who have borderline personality disorder. (Barlow & Durand, 2015)

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-There are many stigmas associated with BPD. Here are a few stigmas in the case of Claire, in "A Stranger among Us."

-Social -
"She often threatened to kill herself, although we didn't guess that she was serious." (Barlow & Durand, 2015)
"In our later teens, we all drifted away from Claire." (Barlow & Durand, 2015)

-Personal-
"She often said she was stupid and ugly, yet she was neither." (Barlow & Durand, 2015)
"Claire married twice, and both times had passionate but stormy relationships." (Barlow & Durand, 2015)

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-Multiple reports have been done in association with BPD. Here are some of the numbers.

-7 epidemiological studies (6 in U.S.) - 2.7%
-Primary care setting - 6%
-Outpatient mental health clinics - 10%
-Psychiatric inpatients - 20%
(American Psychiatric Association, 2022)

-"Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) represent approximately 1%–2% of the general population " (Wrege, et al., 2021)

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-Frequency relates to dysfunction.
Someone who frequently shows abnormal behavior will not be able to perform normally.

-Intensity relates to danger.
The intensity of one's abnormal behavior could impose the ability for an individual to want to cause harm.

-Duration relates to distress.
The duration of an abnormal behavior can have a significant impact to those who care for the individual.

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Duration - "the length of time that an illness is present." (American Psychiatric Association, 2023)

-The amount of time Tina spends in an abnormal behavior is present throughout the series. Most of her abnormal behavior is acute and abrupt but in some cases it can last a whole episode.

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Intensity - "the strength of any behavior, such as an impulse or emotion." (American Psychiatric Association, 2023)

-Tina's history of impulsive behavior supports the intensity of her actions. According to the text "people with BPD are often intense." (Barlow & Durand, 2015)

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Frequency - "the number of occurrences of a phenomenon, particularly a categorical variable such as sex." (American Psychiatric Association, 2023)

-Tina's frequency in her behavior is persistent throughout the series. She consistently shows abnormal behavior in episodes throughout each season.

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Week 4: What is frequency, intensity and duration? How does this apply to the 4D's?

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Week 4: What is frequency, intensity and duration? How does this apply to the 4D's?

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-(Bob's Burgers, 2016)

-Tina's impulsivity displays dysfunction.

-Tina becomes infatuated with a classmate "Joe." So much so that she acted out just to get detention to be with him. (Derriman, 2017)

-"instability extends to impulsivity." (Barlow & Durand, 2015)

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- (A.R., 2014)

-Tina also displays signs of danger to herself and others through disassociation.

-She becomes so stressed out while driving she completely zones out and becomes unable to react to her surroundings. (Derriman, 2012)

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Tina does not display signs of distress when it comes to her abnormal behavior.

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-(jaqiv, 2015)

-Displays deviance by showing disassociation.

-A customer calls Tina "Dina" by mistake, which results in Tina having an identity crises. (Derriman, 2012)

-BPD was defined by "the presence of repetitive patterns of interpersonal and emotional instability, along with an instable sense of self." (Signer, et al., 2020)

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- (In Touch Community Services, 2021)

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Tina displays two of nine criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), "including: frantically avoiding abandonment, unstable interpersonal relation, identity disturbance, impulsivity, suicidal behavior, unstable moods, feelings of emptiness, inappropriate anger, and severe dissociative symptoms" (American Psychiatric Association, 2022). She displays impulsivity with Jimmy Jr and has identity disturbance.

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American Psychiatric Association. (2023). APA Dictionary of Psychology. https://dictionary.apa.org/

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text revision). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787

A.R.. (2014, Jan 14). Bob's Burger - Tina learns to drive [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTLL_6A2fA0

Barlow, D., & Durand, M. (2015). Abnormal psychology. An Integrative Approach. Cengage Learning.

Bob's Burgers. (2016, Nov 20). Tina Gets Herself Detention Just To Be With Joe | Season 7 Ep. 5 | BOB'S BURGERS [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1QSAFISYJQ&t=1s

Bouchard, L. (2011). Bob's burgers. Main Characters.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers

Derriman, B. (2011a). Bad Tina [Season 2 Episode 8]. In United States. New York: FOX.

Derriman, B. (2011b). Food Truckin [Season 2 Episode 5]. In United States. New York: FOX.

Derriman, B. (2011c). Large Brother, Where Fart Thou? [Season 7 Episode 5]. In United States. New York: FOX.

Derriman, B. (2011d). On a Date [Season 9 Episode 22]. In United States. New York: FOX.

Derriman, B. (2011e). Tina-Rannosaurus Wrecks [Season 3 Episode 7]. In United States. New York: FOX.

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In Touch Community Services. (2021, Aug 2). 4D's of Diagnosing Mental Disorders | In Touch Community Services [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbRXjjP3PYI

jaqiv. (2015, Dec 30). Tina becomes Dina [Video] YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3SEKPKa8Uk&t=2s

Signer, S., Estermann Jansen, R., Sachse, R., Caspar, F., & Kramer, U. (2020). Social interaction patterns, therapist responsiveness, and outcome in treatments for borderline personality disorder. Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 93(4), 705–722. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12254

Wrege, J. S., Busmann, M., Meyer, A. H., Euler, S., Lang, U. E., & Walter, M. (2021). Impulsiveness in borderline personality disorder predicts the long-term outcome of a psychodynamic treatment programme. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 28(3), 633–641. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2526

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-Asperger's was not the behavior related to Tina. She may have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

-Often acts impulsively and intensely. People with BPD "are often intense." (Barlow & Durand, 2015) She obsessives over Jimmy Jr. and reacts without thinking about consequences. (Derriman, 2019)

-Tina has struggled with sense of self, and frequently changes interests. Tina becomes a "bad girl" to fit in. (Derriman, 2012)

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-"Tina Belcher is the eldest of the three Belcher children." (Bouchard, 2011)

-"Loren Bouchard is the creator of Tina Belcher and all characters in Bob's Burgers." (Bouchard, 2011)

-Historically, there is nothing that specifically indicates that Tina has a behavior disorder.

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-Tina often shows behavior related to Asperger's Syndrome; a form of "high functioning" autism.

-She behaves abnormally in multiple episodes when dealing with social interactions and often becomes obsessive over things such as zombies or horses.

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-Tina Belcher

-Tina stars in the tv show "Bob's Burgers", she is the oldest of three siblings and daughter to Bob and Linda Belcher. She was created by Loren Bouchard.