Case Study of an Adult Suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder and Major Depression Case Study Nancy Goldstein is a 28 year old, Caucasian, female who has recently become single. She lives alone in a one-bedroom apartment with her two cats. She was recently let go from her long time job as a marketing consultant because she called out sick too many times and was not getting along with coworkers. Nancy explained that for the past few years she has been in and out of relationships. The relationship
commit suicide by taking large amount of pills. While in the hospital she was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. According to www.mayoclinic.org (2015), “border personality disorder is a mental health disorder that generates significant emotional instability. This can lead to a variety of other stressful mental and behavioral problems.” Throughout the movie Susanna does express some of the borderline characteristics: identity confusion, career confusion, impulsivity (sexually),
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN CHILDREN OF DIVORCE One of the personality disorders which is dreaded in adults is Borderline Personality Disorder. It describes people who are deluded and irrational and fearful with a high impulsivity score. People with this disorder appear to be fighting for life during upsets that other people would consider small and correctable. However, this disorder, too, has been studied and determined to begin with stressors related to childhood trauma, including physical or
Borderline Personality Disorder (BDP), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Substance Abuse/Dependence and Relating Factors and Treatments Andrew Stewart York University 202920379 Introduction Diana Miller’s story uncovers many symptoms over the course of several years. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are established with evidence. Diana’s increasing use of Valium in addition to excessive alcohol use suggests an abuse/dependency development (Sussman, 2010)
While in the mental hospital Susanna is diagnosed with having borderline personality disorder by the therapist and right off the bat, Susanna makes it clear that she doesn’t understand what that means.
Background Information Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder include emotions that are out of control that cannot be smoothed, hypersensitivity to abandonment, proneness to overly cling to others, and a history of self-hurt. The mood of someone with Borderline Personality Disorder is unstable with periods of severe depression, anxiety, and anger for no apparent cause. They experience self-doubt, low self-concept, and struggle in interpersonal relationships (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2011). Becky
with suicidal behavior (Linehan, 1993). She wanted to help people develop an internal sense of worth by loving them even though they are not loveable people because of their disorder. She saw the patients as the people they had the potential to be, as opposed to the behaviors and actions they displayed as a result of the disorder. Marsha Linehan didn’t only develop the DBT but she suffered from BPD herself. Dr. Marsha Linehan has compared those with BPD to third degree emotional burn victims, meaning
Borderline Personality disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that is frequently misunderstood by the general public. There is great stigma placed upon individuals with this illness, having them perceived as abusive, manipulative, or too much too handle, even in therapeutic circumstances. The assumption is that people with personality disorders have something in their personalities that creates problems for them and for other people. Having a personality disorder does not mean that individuals with one
McLean Hospital in 1967 to undergo a psychiatric treatment for depression and was later diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. In the film Winona Ryder portrays Susanna Kaysen is and is also diagnosed with borderline personality disorder but nothing is said about depression. Her family insist on her getting help after she attempted suicide due to her disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder makes a person often exhibit impulsive behaviours such as identity disturbance, impulsivity that are
Narcissism is a personality trait characterized by an exceptional interest in and admiration for oneself. First identified as a mental disorder by Havelock Ellis, narcissists - when their confidence is threatened - tend to exploit and take other people for granted. So what drives narcissists to be narcissistic? Can they improve on their negative traits? Here’s what W. Keith Campbell explains in one of the TED-Ed lessons – The Psychology Of Narcissism. To start with, Campbell talks of the myth that