To begin, many people believe that this disorder is not legitimate compared to say, that of a schizotypal personality disorder. This is because some believe there is not strong enough evidence to support what really qualifies as “borderline”. Drawing from the biopsychosocial model (used in psychology often); there are three main factors that could influence a person to develop or inherit BPD. Two components within the biopsychosocial model are social/environmental and psychological. Starting with the social and environmental factors that can influence a disorder; it has been found that some individuals with BPD have reported experiencing traumatic life events (abuse or abandonment during childhood), or exposed to unstable relationships and
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Genetics and brain chemistry are the third part of this model, and is the biological factor. It is has been found that should an individual have a close family member with BPD they are five times more likely to develop this disorder (Borderline Personality Disorder). It has also been found that impulsive traits are highly inheritable and have a high degree of stability across development, which then affect social relationships and the development of emotion regulation skills (Crowell and Kaufmann, 327). In relation to brain chemistry there is much-needed research that has to be done involving this matter; but preliminary evidence has shown that those with BPD have structural as well as functional changes within the brain (Borderline Personality Disorder). Participants with BPD show distinct patterns of behavioral and neural activity during laboratory tasks that require trust (Crowell and Kaufmann, 327). Showing that, those with BPD seem to have different biological response patterns than those without BPD (Crowell and Kaufmann, 327). The reason there are not more results related to genetics and brain chemistry is because there are four main challenges that plague
Genetics and brain chemistry are the third part of this model, and is the biological factor. It is has been found that should an individual have a close family member with BPD they are five times more likely to develop this disorder (Borderline Personality Disorder). It has also been found that impulsive traits are highly inheritable and have a high degree of stability across development, which then affect social relationships and the development of emotion regulation skills (Crowell and Kaufmann, 327). In relation to brain chemistry there is much-needed research that has to be done involving this matter; but preliminary evidence has shown that those with BPD have structural as well as functional changes within the brain (Borderline Personality Disorder). Participants with BPD show distinct patterns of behavioral and neural activity during laboratory tasks that require trust (Crowell and Kaufmann, 327). Showing that, those with BPD seem to have different biological response patterns than those without BPD (Crowell and Kaufmann, 327). The reason there are not more results related to genetics and brain chemistry is because there are four main challenges that plague