Causes of the borderline fault | Symptoms of Borderline Syndrome

Causes of the borderline fault Borderline personality disorder is a subtype of the emotionally unstable personality disorder. The causes for the development of such a disorder are manifold, there are some cornerstones to which great importance is attached. It is now assumed that not only one such cornerstone acts as a triggering factor, but that … Causes of the borderline fault | Symptoms of Borderline Syndrome

Symptoms of Borderline Syndrome

Introduction There are some typical symptoms or features that can occur in a borderline syndrome. These include a disregard for one’s own experience, an increased vulnerability in the emotional experience and the masking of emotional reactions. Also the so-called blinding, an insufficient possibility for problem solving, impulsiveness as well as black-and-white thinking and dissociatines are … Symptoms of Borderline Syndrome

Hiding emotional reactions | Symptoms of Borderline Syndrome

Hiding emotional reactions For fear of possible negative consequences, many patients try not to allow certain feelings (e.g. shame or anger) to occur during borderline surgery. This leads to feeling control and finally to fading out. Aperture Due to a strong will for recognition, but also due to overestimation of their own abilities, borderline patients … Hiding emotional reactions | Symptoms of Borderline Syndrome

Black and white thinking | Symptoms of Borderline Syndrome

Black and white thinking Black-and-white or all-or-nothing thinking is a constant companion of the borderline patient. There are usually only these two possibilities for him. This thinking is found in dealing with other people, which means, for example, if someone cancels a date, it can only mean that he hates me. But it is also … Black and white thinking | Symptoms of Borderline Syndrome

Causes of the borderline syndrome

Introduction Borderline syndrome is a mental disorder that often first appears between puberty and young adulthood. The most common and most severe symptoms are a disturbed control function of emotions, a disturbed self-image, difficult and often unstable relationships with other people and impulsive behaviour as well as frequent self-injury with no frequent intention of suicide. … Causes of the borderline syndrome

Cause Violence | Causes of the borderline syndrome

Cause Violence Consequently, there are various events and environmental influences in childhood which are considered risk factors and which can favour the development of a borderline syndrome. An important factor appears to be the correct learning of affect control. Children who are forbidden to live out their feelings during childhood or who, on the contrary, … Cause Violence | Causes of the borderline syndrome

Cause | Borderline syndrome in children

Cause The causes of the borderline syndrome in children are seen as an interaction between environmental influences that are applied and those that come from outside. For example, a certain personality structure or the occurrence of psychiatric illnesses in the family can favour the development of a borderline syndrome. However, environmental influences such as upbringing, … Cause | Borderline syndrome in children

Diagnosis | Borderline syndrome in children

Diagnosis Borderline syndrome is diagnosed using the criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM 5). There are some semi-standardized tests in the form of interviews, which must be supported by clinical observations. The most important of these is the SKID-2 questionnaire, which can be used to survey 12 different … Diagnosis | Borderline syndrome in children

Therapy of the Borderline Syndrome

Therapy The therapy of choice for borderline is nowadays certainly the so-called DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy). This form of therapy, which was developed by the American professor Marsha M. Linehan, combines various elements from different therapeutic approaches, such as hypnosis and behavioral therapy. One of the basic thoughts going beyond this is borrowed from ZEN … Therapy of the Borderline Syndrome

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy | Therapy of the Borderline Syndrome

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Dialectical behavioral therapy is a form of psychotherapy developed by psychologists and frequently used in patients with borderline syndrome. In principle, it is a cognitive behavioural therapy, but it also works with meditation exercises to help the patient acquire a new way of thinking. Basically one can say that the therapy has … Dialectical Behavioral Therapy | Therapy of the Borderline Syndrome

Lithium | Therapy of the Borderline Syndrome

Lithium Lithium is one of the mood stabilisers. This group of drugs is used for borderline personality disorder in off-label use, i.e. without the drugs being officially approved for use in this disease. However, empirical data on the effectiveness of lithium in borderline patients are scarce, and only in individual cases does a positive effect … Lithium | Therapy of the Borderline Syndrome