Borderline personality disorder

①The movie Welcome to Me directed by Shira Piven, has portrayed a girl with borderline personality disorder named Alice Klieg. In the story, Alice lives by herself. It seems she only has a passion or obsession for the Oprah TV Show, and nothing else can interest her. Alice always has issue regulating her emotions. Her mood can sway very dramatically. She has an uncontrollable impulse to buy lottery tickets. There are countless stacks of lottery tickets piling on her table. It was a huge…

The protagonist, Susanna Kaysen, is examined in multiple ways. In the movie, she is diagnosed as having Borderline Personality Disorder. Most people diagnosed with this disorder seem to been unstable in many aspects of life. Susanna comes from a white upper middle class family, where during the 1960’s many pressures were put onto Susanna, such as going to college, and acting in a certain ideal manner. The pressures untimely caused her to have serious self identity and esteem problems because she…

What is Borderline Personality Disorder? According to the National Institute for Mental Health website “Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships.” Majority of people with BPD have problems with regulating emotions and thoughts, impulsive and reckless behavior, tend to have unstable relationships with other people. Some also suffer from other mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, addictions, and eating…

This article researched particularly on borderline personality disorder, which the aim is to increase the understanding towards the particular disorder. Klaus Lieb, Mary C Zanarini, Christian Schmahl, Marsha M Linehan and Martin Bohus wrote this particular article in order to raise awareness in the public about borderline personality disorder. Klaus Lieb is associated with the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Freiburg Medical School while Mary C Zanarini is…

This film shows a human being who is both flawed and beautiful, with a personality disorder; specifically BPD or borderline personality disorder. I, myself, have been diagnosed with BPD and I couldn’t even begin to express the amount of gratitude I feel toward my therapist to be able to name the pain and isolation that comes from this disorder. With borderline personality disorder there is a constant and violent tide of friends and family. You’re the one who pushes them away…

mental illness in his family. In his play A Streetcar Named Desire, he projected many of these disorders he encountered in his life onto his characters that he created in the play. The play implies that these characters could have some of these mental illnesses, particularly the main character of the play, Blanche DuBois. Signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are shown in her character and are significantly shown throughout the play as her…

mental illness. Two specific diseases which affect in patient's behavior are borderline personality disorder and depression. Borderline personality disorder and depression have many common things in some symptoms, diagnosis, and the methods of the treatment. These disorders also can be contrasted in another symptoms, results of untreated disorders, and priority of using the type of treatments Mental illness is disorder which impacts people’s mood and behavior. [1] Many people could have mental…

desire for sex and trouble falling and staying asleep. Ms. A. Ms. A. reports a history of “very intense” relationships and states that she feels “empty” even when she is in a relationship. Although these are possible indicators of a borderline personality disorder, she does not meet the criteria for diagnosis at this…

The authors of the article, Borderline Personality Disorder: Disorder or Trauma, a Review of the Empirical Literature explored the question of whether borderline personality disorder is a disorder arising out of experiences of childhood trauma. They found that although relationships between specific trauma types and outcomes in adulthood are inconsistent, overall associations between childhood trauma and the development of borderline personality disorder are strong and consistently identified…

between a mother and a child is a bond like no other. Mothers play an important role in children’s development in terms on nurturing. From the mother, the child learns a significant amount of social and emotional skills. Mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder have difficulties in properly interacting with their children. Their unstable emotional and social behavior reflects in their interaction with their own children. Studies show that the BPD mothers can cause psychopathology in their…