Borderline Personality Disorder

A quick outline of BPD

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• Amy Sewart

[liveyoungdiefast91]

I had this class last semester. This was shown to us as a demo of a good project.

I love that song so much!

Anyway, my group had antisocial and we didn't do a music powerpoint but I like watching this.

[jovenesenasia]

@liveyoungdiefast91

thank you :]]

[jovenesenasia]

aww thanks. ill send you the song info

[Evilrolfharris]

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(cont ..) the grouping together of the expression of maladaptive behaviours and symptoms.

[Evilrolfharris]

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(cont...) in order to simplify a very complex subject. The point is, it may not be helpful to provide something to belong to, to people that feel the need to belong to something. For a little more on this subject, Google "Attachment to Diagnosis". On the other hand, people may read the list and say "I don't tick all the boxes, therefore I must go on looking for my explanation". From this perspective, we would be far better to understand the core dysfunction, rather than (cont..)

[Evilrolfharris]

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(cont ...)

The other point is to emphasise that people don't "have" Borderline. One of the symptoms and experiences of "emotional dysregulation" is a feeling of not belonging versus a desperate need to belong. "Borderline Personality Disorder" is a diagnostic criteria (and common rumour is that it is being replaced in the next installment of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual"). As a diagnostic criteria it is a list of symptoms and behaviours grouped together (cont...)

[Evilrolfharris]

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(cont..) is believed to be caused by incomplete, disrupted, or otherwise dysfunctional structural connections between the orbitofrontal cortex and the amygdala. With certain training, these connections can be repaired or rebuilt and this is what DBT seems to do so well. The amygdala is the brains fear centre and controls fight or flight response. So, in a way, you could look at "internal evasion" as the amygdala, autonomously, trying to avoid being trapped or caught. (cont ...)

[Evilrolfharris]

A very nice summary. And the tune is very appropriate, too.

A couple of points;

Manipulation is a product of the internal evasion. In other words, something inside is trying to avoid being exposed or uncovered and the manipulations are external manifestations of the internal "game of hide and seek". To explain this we would need to look at the important structures of the brain involved in "emotional regulation"; The Orbitofrontal Cortex & the Amygdala. "Emotional Dysregulation" (cont ...)

[Lilium28465]

I'm searching for information about borderline personality disorder... and i found this really good video, congratulations & thank you very much.

[plairey]

Have jus been diagnosed with BDP and this was helpful. Thank you x x

[bigsteve44322]

you did a great job on this video

i am on of the 25% of men diagnosed with bpd

i thank you

[TashaRichardsonFan]

Awesome:D