SYMPTOMS
How many out of the nine BPD symptoms you would need to be diagnosed
What is FIVE
Type of therapy that focuses on schemas that are characteristic in the lives of individuals with BPD (abandoned/abused child, the angry/impulsive child, the detached protector, and the punitive parent)
What is: Schema Therapy?
Low socioeconomic status, family adversity, parental substance use, and neglect are examples of this type of BPD factor
What is: social factor? / What is socioeconomic factor?
BPD is more common in:
a: Men
b: Women
What is: b - Women?
MYTH or FACT: People with BPD are manipulative and not good people
MYTH!
When someone is unable to form a realistic view of another person - they see them as entirely good or entirely bad (Hint: Title of a psychological scary movie + "ing")
What is SPLITTING
The "gold standard" treatment for BPD
What is: DBT? / What is Dialectical Behavioural Therapy?
Many people with BPD have neurotransmitter issues, particularly this neurotransmitter:
What is: serotonin?
Percentage of Canadians affected by BPD
a: 2.4%
b: 2.7%
c: 5.4%
d: 9%
What is: c - 5.4%
MYTH or FACT: Brenna had 3 extra bones
MYTH: Brenna had actually 2 extra bones
Reckless driving, fighting, gambling, substance use, binge eating and/or unsafe sexual activity are examples of....
What is IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR
Treatment that combines individual and group therapy to increase someone's mentalizing capacity
What is: MBT? / What is mentalization-based treatment?
Abnormalities in these three parts of the brain have been associated with BPD symptoms
What are: the amygdala, hippocampus, and orbitofrontal cortex?
In about 10-20% of patients, BPD co-occurs with
a: Bipolar Disorder
b: Anxiety Disorders
c: Substance Use Disorders
What is: a - Bipolar Disorder?
MYTH or FACT: Liz has 15 tattoos
A type of BPD where feelings are internalized, and the individual appears to have higher functioning ability (Hint: Shhhhh)
What is QUIET BPD
People with BPD often find that this is a simple, effective form of crisis treatment (Will take a similar answer)
What is... talking to somebody who understands their condition
Up to 70% of people with BPD have experienced this
What is: childhood abuse? / What is childhood trauma?
The estimated heritability of BPD
a: 20%
b: 40%
c: 60%
d: 80%
B - 40%
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
Ellie lived in 3 states. Which of the following did she not reside in?
a. Pennsylvania
b. Illinois
c. Michigan
d. Iowa
What is ... B!
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of BPD:
a. Intense and rapidly shifting moods
b. Chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom
c. Long lasting mood switches
d. Intense anger and difficulty controlling it
C!! Bipolar Disorder involves distinct, longer-lasting episodes of mania and depression, with mood changes that may not be directly related to external factors
The medication currently approved to treat BPD
What is: no medication?
A name for the defense mechanisms that people with BPD may have developed to alleviate internal conflicts
BPD is present in up to this percentage of people in prison
What is: 30%
MYTH or FACT: BPD can only be diagnosed in adulthood (no diagnosis until the individual is 18 years old)
MYTH: according to the DSM-5, a diagnosis can be made during adolescence. In fact, over 60% of BPD patients experienced symptoms before the age of 17