Kristianna Mason
Borderline Personality Disorder
Greenville Technical College Mental illnesses are commonly referred to a wide range of mental health conditions. These are disorders that affect many things in a person’s life which includes their mood, behavior and cognition. From time to time, there are many people that develop these mental health illnesses and they become concerning when there are symptoms and ongoing signs that cause recurring stresses and the inability to function properly, alone. These illnesses include schizophrenia, personality disorders, depression, eating disorders, anxiety and many, many more (Pruthi & Li, 2015). Borderline personality disorder is in fact a mental illness that is known to be extremely serious. …show more content…
This disorder is usually diagnosed to individuals, males or females, who are in adolescence or early adulthood, just like Susanna. Sometimes, early symptoms of borderline personality disorder can occur during an individual’s childhood. Susanna showed many symptoms that included extreme reactions, rocky relationships with family and peers, distorted sense of self-image, impulsive behaviors, suicidal thoughts and chronic feelings of complete emptiness (Borderline Personality Disorder, …show more content…
Studies have been shown that this disorder can be treated effectively and that the many people have been diagnosed with this illness typically improve over time. In most cases, psychotherapy, or a “talk” therapy, is used. This is usually the first treatment which helps relieve some of the symptoms for individuals with this illness. Another type of treatment includes cognitive behavioral therapy. This helps the individual with borderline personality disorder identify and try to change core beliefs and behaviors that is causing them any issues for example, perceptions of themselves that are inaccurate. This also may help reduce any ranges of mood and anxiety like symptoms (Borderline Personality Disorder,
Borderline Personality Disorder
Greenville Technical College Mental illnesses are commonly referred to a wide range of mental health conditions. These are disorders that affect many things in a person’s life which includes their mood, behavior and cognition. From time to time, there are many people that develop these mental health illnesses and they become concerning when there are symptoms and ongoing signs that cause recurring stresses and the inability to function properly, alone. These illnesses include schizophrenia, personality disorders, depression, eating disorders, anxiety and many, many more (Pruthi & Li, 2015). Borderline personality disorder is in fact a mental illness that is known to be extremely serious. …show more content…
This disorder is usually diagnosed to individuals, males or females, who are in adolescence or early adulthood, just like Susanna. Sometimes, early symptoms of borderline personality disorder can occur during an individual’s childhood. Susanna showed many symptoms that included extreme reactions, rocky relationships with family and peers, distorted sense of self-image, impulsive behaviors, suicidal thoughts and chronic feelings of complete emptiness (Borderline Personality Disorder, …show more content…
Studies have been shown that this disorder can be treated effectively and that the many people have been diagnosed with this illness typically improve over time. In most cases, psychotherapy, or a “talk” therapy, is used. This is usually the first treatment which helps relieve some of the symptoms for individuals with this illness. Another type of treatment includes cognitive behavioral therapy. This helps the individual with borderline personality disorder identify and try to change core beliefs and behaviors that is causing them any issues for example, perceptions of themselves that are inaccurate. This also may help reduce any ranges of mood and anxiety like symptoms (Borderline Personality Disorder,