As a personality disorder, BPD is characterized as a:A.rigid, problematic pattern of thought and behavior.B.persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.C.breakdown in memory, awareness, or identity.D.long-lasting anxiety not focused on a specific target.

Which of the following is TRUE about borderline personality disorder?Group of answer choicesIt involves a life-long pattern of intense and dysfunctional relationshipsA person with BPD has a very unstable sense of his/her own identityIt may include impulsive behaviors such as self-mutilation or other unsafe behaviorsAll of the above

Which perspective on personality would emphasize a person’s inherent drive toward self-actualization in accounting for the symptoms of BPD?A.BehaviorismB.HumanismC.PsychoanalysisD.Trait

A psychological disorder is a ________.Group of answer choicesset of situational, idiosyncratic, or unconventional inner feelingsmedical condition that has identifiable neurological causes.condition characterized by normal thoughts, feelings, and behaviorscondition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

True about the DSM-5 criteria of borderline personality disorder*1 pointFrantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonmentlmpulsivity in at least one area that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating)Constant, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptomsA pattern of stable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluationAffective instability due to a marked reactivity of affect

It has been demonstrated to be appropriate for the intervention of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). This study aims to evaluate the response to AT treatment compared with the response to treatment as usual (TAU)