Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder, it is the samea borderline state is a position in the course of decompensation between a psychotic state and a nonpsychotic state, or in the course of a regression from the neurotic level of a psychic organization to a psychotic one. This term was introduced into scientific circulation in 1953. Borderline personality disorder is, in fact, a descriptive concept that includes manifestations of diffuse impulsiveness, constant irritability, unstable personal relationships, identity disorders, a sense of boredom, despondency.
It is characterized by impulsiveness, lowlevel of self-control, emotional instability, lack of a stable connection with reality, high level of anxiety, desocialisation. One of the key symptoms is self-harm, self-mutilation. A craving for unstable relationships, a fear of being abandoned, impulsiveness, chaotic mood swings, a constant sense of emptiness, paranoia, loss of connection with real life - if a patient has five of the symptoms listed, it means that he has a borderline disorder.
Most often borderline personality disorderoccurs in women. Almost always such patients are in crisis; they are characterized by mood swings. There are also psychotic episodes, although not in a clearly expressed form. Predict the behavior of patients whose borderline personality disorder is almost impossible. They often injure themselves, and sometimes quite serious. Goals can be pursued in many ways: attract attention, express anger and indignation, silence yourself.
Due to the fact that patients with borderlinedisorder feel dependent on other people and are experiencing hostility, their interpersonal connections are very unstable. They are dependent on those with whom they want to be close, sometimes they feel the strongest anger towards them, provided that they are in a state of frustration. People who have a borderline disorder do not tolerate loneliness, preferring to search for any company, no matter how it meets their conditions. In order to exclude the possibility of being alone, they can take a stranger for a friend or make a dubious connection. Such patients often experience boredom and emptiness, and they also lack a sense of authenticity, which is characteristic of a vague entity.
Borderline personality disorder is included instructure of the border personal organization. The frontier personal organization is characterized by a set of opposing identifications that lead to the fact that the "I" is not sufficiently integrated and the lack of authenticity, problems of self-perception.
Within the framework of traditional psychoanalysis,suffering from a borderline disorder, are defined as polyneurotic persons with structural defects. In order to diagnose borderline personality disorder, a test or interview is not the best way. Structural tests like the Wexler test do not work; there is a chance to identify deviations with unstructured tests (Rorschach test). It is best to create a psychotherapeutic or analytical situation. In the vast majority of situations, however, classical psychoanalysis does not contribute to the cure of such patients, this is due to the fact that they prefer the action of reflection, which is the cornerstone of psychoanalysis. In order to cure borderline personality disorder, it is best to use psychotherapy. Drug treatment is not recommended for the treatment of this disease.
