Borderline Personality Disorder Paper

Running head: Borderline Personality Disorder

The Study of Borderline Personality Disorder
Olivia Wright
Blue Ridge Community College Abstract
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Which makes gathering information about personality disorders difficult and therefore the studies that are conducted results vary. In a population survey done in 2007 suggests that as many as 1 in 10 adults in the United States may have a diagnosable personality disorder (Barlow and Durand 2015). From this study we can gather that personality disorders are relatively common. Naturally these numbers would vary across countries but worldwide about 6% of adults may have at least one personality disorder according to a different study (Barlow and Durand 2015). The differences in estimates may be causes by several reasons including bias and the tolerance of behavior in different cultures. Originally personality disorders were thought to originate in childhood and stem into adulthood. In recent research it suggests that personality disorders can remit over time, however, they are often replaced by other disorders. Making a subject that once fit the criteria for one personality disorder may show characteristics for a new personality disorder different from the original diagnosis. One reason for this is that many individuals do not seek treatment in the early stages of their disorder. This makes it difficult to study personality disorders from the

The results from numerous family studies suggest that borderline personality disorder is more prevalent in families with the disorder and somehow linked with mood disorders. Research on the possible cause for borderline personality disorder is still at the very early stages of discovery.
Symptoms
Diagnostic Criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder (2012) you must show signs of at least five of the following:
1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
2. A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation.
3. Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self
4. Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging
5. Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior
6. Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood
7. Chronic feelings of