| Borderline Personality |
| #1 |
What percentage of people with BPD attempt suicide? |
75% |
| #2 |
Name one of the three areas of instability that people with BPD suffer from: |
Mood, Self concept, Interpersonal relationships |
| #3 |
One of the brain areas possibly involved in BPD is ______________. |
Amygdala, Prefrontal Cortex, (low serotonin levels) |
| #4 |
___________ is a behavior people with BPD exhibit that causes them to perceive things in all good or all bad terms. |
Splitting |
| #5 |
What are 3 of the 6 common conditions that are comorbid with BPD? |
GAD, Phobias, Agoraphobia, PTSD, Panic disorder, Somatization disorder |
| Treating BPD |
| #1 |
DBT is an acronym for what? |
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy |
| #2 |
True or False. People with Borderline often have problems in their relationship with their therapist? |
True |
| #3 |
What type of antidepressant is usually used for people with Borderline? |
SSRIs |
| #4 |
Name at least 2 treatments that can be effective for patients who self-harm. |
CBT, Antidepressants, DBT, Avoidance learning, social support |
| #5 |
What are the three modules of DBT? |
Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Emotional Regulation |
| Self-harm |
| #1 |
What gender is cutting more prevalent in? |
Females |
| #2 |
What kind of painful history is associated with self-mutilation |
Physical/Emotional Abuse |
| #3 |
Name 3 common reasons of why people may hurt themselves. |
Coping with feelings, feeling of control, dissociation, expressing oneself, directing pain, seek attention, anger |
| #4 |
Why do people self-mutilate? |
As a coping mechanism to alleviate emotional discomfort |
| #5 |
There is a parallel between self-harm and this syndrome, in which affected patients feign an illness to draw medical attention. |
Münchausen syndrome |
