Borderline Personality Disorder by Hanna Amend https://padlet.com/159244/62wiezkqn0cy Made with ♥ en-us 2018-06-01 18:03:40 UTC 2025-11-14 14:44:10 UTC hello@padlet.com History 159244 https://padlet.com/159244/62wiezkqn0cy/wish/265085936 - Is also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder
-5.9% of general population has it
- Was recognized as a personality disorder in 1980
- Was originally thought to be a mild form of borderline schizophrenia
- In the 60's-70's, it was changed to a mood disorder
-There are more than 3 million cases a year]]> 2018-06-01 18:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/159244/62wiezkqn0cy/wish/265085936 Symptoms 159244 https://padlet.com/159244/62wiezkqn0cy/wish/265086676 -Intense changing moods (anger outbursts, emotional breakdowns, etc.)
-Causes intense and unstable relationships. This includes being unable to be alone, frequently undermining others, manipulation, and difficulty with trusting others.
-Chronic feelings of emptiness, desire or threat to hurt themselves, very intense waves of these feelings
-Impulsive behavior such as having the tendancy to act without thinking, aggressive outbursts, spending sprees, and being reckless

]]> 2018-06-01 18:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/159244/62wiezkqn0cy/wish/265086676 How it affects others 159244 https://padlet.com/159244/62wiezkqn0cy/wish/265087841 -It puts a lot of stress on the family 
-Affects child's emotional behavior (If person with disorder is a parent)
-A lot of the lashing out and intense mood swings that happen gets placed on family members and close friends
-Traumatic family events from the past can play into a person having BPD]]> 2018-06-01 18:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/159244/62wiezkqn0cy/wish/265087841 How to treat 159244 https://padlet.com/159244/62wiezkqn0cy/wish/265088186 -This disorder takes a toll on family members too so family therapy is often used.
-Talk therapy, can be individual or with a couple or family, etc. This method is often used in combination with medication
-Medications aren't recommend but if they are in a crisis they will prescribe medications
-Self care activities such as keeping a mood diary, making a self care box, planning ahead for future outbursts and trying to keep focus on physical health.]]> 2018-06-01 18:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/159244/62wiezkqn0cy/wish/265088186 Bibliography 159244 https://padlet.com/159244/62wiezkqn0cy/wish/265094341 “Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).” Life with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) | Mind, the Mental Health Charity - Help for Mental Health Problems, www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/borderline-personality-disorder-bpd/#.WxGVYLGZNsM.
“Borderline Personality Disorder.” National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml.
“Borderline Personality Disorder.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/borderline-personality-disorder.
“HOME2.” Borderline Personality Disorder, www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com/.
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (UK). “PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER.” Advances in Pediatrics., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1 Jan. 1970, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55410/.


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