Time Spent on Social Media Predicts BPD Treatment Effectiveness
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex psychological disorder that is difficult to treat for a multitude of reasons: the debate on whether BPD is a result of nature or nurture, the tendency for BPD to be misdiagnosed as an axis I disorder (such as PTSD) due to overlapping symptoms, the problem of BPD symptoms not being clear or identifiable in individuals until adulthood, and the lack of research on the general topic (MacIntosh, Godbout, & Dubash, 2015). BPD individuals generally exhibit emotional dysregulation, impulsive and risky behavior, chronic feelings of emptiness, problems maintaining relationships, abandonment issues, distorted self-image, and certain narcissistic …show more content…
One study found that there was a positive relationship between those who exhibited grandiosity (a symptom of narcissistic personalities such as BPD) and self-promoting behaviors (e.g. frequent status updates) on Facebook (Carpenter, 2012). When peers were asked how they felt about these online behaviors, they interpreted the behaviors as attention-seeking. Their interpretation may be indicative of the correlation between BPD individuals and decreased confidence in the ability to perceive emotions in others. The inability, as it relates to BPD individuals, to discern social cues results in crossing boundaries which includes indiscriminately sharing details about their personal lives (Kaletsch et al., 2014). Another study found a significant association between BPD traits and the postings of illegal content (e.g. pictures of underage drinking) (Drouin & Miller, 2015). The study addresses the over-arching implication that BPD individuals may demonstrate taboo behaviors online to gain recognition which is in accordance with the diagnosis of BPD. Perhaps the most peculiar results were attained by a third study which found that Facebook usage predicts long-term life satisfaction; specifically, higher amounts of Facebook usage are correlated with a decline in life satisfaction over time (Kross et al., …show more content…
The overall research on this subject is scarce, and even more limited is the research on social media usage in relation to the effectiveness of treatment in BPD individuals. Despite the increasing rates of BPD diagnoses and the corresponding low recovery rates (MacIntosh et al., 2015), there is little to no research about how societal dependence on social media may negatively relate to treatment efforts for individuals with
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex psychological disorder that is difficult to treat for a multitude of reasons: the debate on whether BPD is a result of nature or nurture, the tendency for BPD to be misdiagnosed as an axis I disorder (such as PTSD) due to overlapping symptoms, the problem of BPD symptoms not being clear or identifiable in individuals until adulthood, and the lack of research on the general topic (MacIntosh, Godbout, & Dubash, 2015). BPD individuals generally exhibit emotional dysregulation, impulsive and risky behavior, chronic feelings of emptiness, problems maintaining relationships, abandonment issues, distorted self-image, and certain narcissistic …show more content…
One study found that there was a positive relationship between those who exhibited grandiosity (a symptom of narcissistic personalities such as BPD) and self-promoting behaviors (e.g. frequent status updates) on Facebook (Carpenter, 2012). When peers were asked how they felt about these online behaviors, they interpreted the behaviors as attention-seeking. Their interpretation may be indicative of the correlation between BPD individuals and decreased confidence in the ability to perceive emotions in others. The inability, as it relates to BPD individuals, to discern social cues results in crossing boundaries which includes indiscriminately sharing details about their personal lives (Kaletsch et al., 2014). Another study found a significant association between BPD traits and the postings of illegal content (e.g. pictures of underage drinking) (Drouin & Miller, 2015). The study addresses the over-arching implication that BPD individuals may demonstrate taboo behaviors online to gain recognition which is in accordance with the diagnosis of BPD. Perhaps the most peculiar results were attained by a third study which found that Facebook usage predicts long-term life satisfaction; specifically, higher amounts of Facebook usage are correlated with a decline in life satisfaction over time (Kross et al., …show more content…
The overall research on this subject is scarce, and even more limited is the research on social media usage in relation to the effectiveness of treatment in BPD individuals. Despite the increasing rates of BPD diagnoses and the corresponding low recovery rates (MacIntosh et al., 2015), there is little to no research about how societal dependence on social media may negatively relate to treatment efforts for individuals with