Symptoms
What type of relationships do they have?
Intense and chaotic
What is the best mood stabilizer medication for borderline personality disorder?
Divalproex sodium & Valproate
Is the cause of BPD fully known?
No
What is a common co-morbidity of BPD?
Bipolar disorder
What disorder did Susan have?
Borderline Personality Disorder
How do patients with BPD always appear to be?
In a state of crisis with frequent mood swings
What types of therapy are included in psychoanalytic therapy?
Transference therapy and mentalization therapy
What complication of BPD caused Suzanna to be admitted to the hospital?
Attempted suicide
What cluster does Borderline personality disorder fall under?
Cluster B
When is the movie set?
Late 1960s
The patient stating, "No one else in the world can help me like you do" is an example of what?
Splitting
What are the three categories of medications used in treatment of BPD?
Antipsychotics, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, mood stabilizers
What kind of traumatic life events can cause BPD?
Physical or sexual abuse during childhood, separation from parents
Explain clinging and distancing
Clinging: Exhibit helpless, dependent, child-like behaviors; impulsive behaviors when they cannot be with chosen individual
Distancing: hostile, angry, devaluation of others in response to separations, confrontations, or attempts to limit certain behaviors
Who is Suzanna's friend that she makes an attachment to?
Lisa
Client's frantic search for companionship regardless of how poor rather than having feelings of loneliness, emptiness or boredom, is linked to what?
The inability to be alone
What was the first form of psychotherapy found to be effective for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD.)?
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
What is different in the brain for those with BPD?
Emotional regulation system
What is a common diagnosis clients used to be given instead of BPD?
Depressive disorder
What is the name of the hospital Suzanna is admitted to?
Claymoore
What does it mean when they're described as "thriving on chaos"?
Frequently generate chaos. They have a dominant affective tone which gives way to periodic outbursts of anger, anxiety, or agitation.
What are the four modes of treatment included in dialectical behavior therapy?
Group skills training
Individual psychotherapy
Telephone contact
Therapist consultation/team meeting
Name three complications of BPD
Not completing an education
Multiple legal issues
Conflict filled relationships
Self-injury
Repeated job changes of loses
Risky behaviors
What other terms have been used to identify BPD?
Ambulatory schizophrenia, pseudoneurotic schizophrenia, emotionally unstable personality
What happened to make Suzanna want to return and continue her treatment?