Alexithymia, Interpersonal Problems, and Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica M. Rosario ◽  
Nicholas L. Salsman
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality

scholarly journals Identifying Core Deficits in a Dimensional Model of Borderline Personality Disorder Features: A Network Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 685-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew W. Southward ◽  
Jennifer S. Cheavens
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Affective Intensity ◽  
Core Deficits

Researchers have proposed three core deficits of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): emotion dysregulation, interpersonal problems, and self-identity disturbance. Previous methods for testing these deficits rest on problematic assumptions (e.g., the assumption that observable/measured features of BPD, such as chaotic relationships and affective intensity, occur independently). A network model of psychopathology assumes that observable features of disorders directly interact, and network analytic methods quantify how central each feature is. We conducted a network analysis of core deficits of BPD features using a large ( N = 4,386) sample of participants with a range of BPD features. The most central features of participants in the High BPD group were loneliness, recklessness/impulsivity, and intense moods, supporting models of emotion dysregulation and interpersonal problems. The networks of BPD features did not differ between men and women. We provide directions for future research to enhance our understanding of how networks of BPD features change over time.

scholarly journals Are Impairments in Theory of Mind Specific to Borderline Personality Disorder?

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 827-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eivind Normann-Eide ◽  
Bj⊘rnar Torske Antonsen ◽  
Elfrida Hartveit Kvarstein ◽  
Geir Pedersen ◽  
Anja Vaskinn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Per Se ◽  
The Relationship

Impaired theory of mind (ToM) is an assumed feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Yet, no studies have compared ToM abilities in patients with BPD, other personality disorders, and healthy controls, or investigated the relationship between ToM and severity of psychopathology and interpersonal problems. In this study, ToM was investigated by the Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition. No differences were found between the three groups in overall ToM abilities. The BPD group was, however, characterized by more excessive ToM (interpreted as hypermentalization). Yet, when differentiating between BPD and further severity indicators, excessive ToM was not specifically associated with a BPD diagnosis per se. Finally, there was a moderate association between hypermentalization and interpersonal problems in the BPD group. This study suggests that BPD patients tend to hypermentalize when they misinterpret social information, and that this tendency is related to the severity of their psychopathology.

Aggressive Behavior and Interpersonal Difficulties in Borderline Personality Disorder

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori N. Scott ◽  
Paul A. Pilkonis
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Case Formulation ◽  
Interpersonal Difficulties ◽  
Monitoring Progress

Interpersonal problems are among the most severely impairing, difficult-to-manage, and intransigent of borderline personality disorder (BPD) features and therefore require special attention in treatment. Emotion dysregulation and related mood-dependent behaviors among individuals with BPD typically occur in the context of interpersonally relevant events or stressors, signifying the central role of interpersonal and attachment-related concerns for these patients. Two prominent interpersonal themes in those with BPD are discussed: interpersonal hypersensitivity and angry or aggressive behavior. The chapter provides a brief case illustration of how these themes might emerge in psychotherapy and recommends explicit assessment of interpersonal problems and aggression to enhance risk evaluation, case formulation, treatment planning, and monitoring progress in treatment.

Identifying core deficits in a dimensional model of Borderline Personality Disorder features: A network analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew W. Southward ◽  
Jennifer S. Cheavens
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Affective Intensity ◽  
Core Deficits

Researchers have proposed three core deficits of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): emotion dysregulation, interpersonal problems, and self-identity disturbance. Previous methods for testing these deficits rest on problematic assumptions (e.g., the assumption that observable/measured features of BPD, such as chaotic relationships and affective intensity, occur independently). A network model of psychopathology assumes that observable features of disorders directly interact, and network analytic methods quantify how central each feature is. We conducted a network analysis of core deficits of BPD features using a large (n = 4386) sample of participants with a range of BPD features. The most central features of participants in the High BPD group were loneliness, recklessness/impulsivity, and intense moods, supporting models of emotion dysregulation and interpersonal problems. The networks of BPD features did not differ between men and women. We provide directions for future research to enhance our understanding of how networks of BPD features change over time.

Borderline personality disorder and eating disorders: a trans-diagnostic approach to unravelling diagnostic complexity

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 556-558
Author(s):  
J Richard Newton
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Diagnostic Approach ◽  
Presenting Problems ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Diagnostic Approaches

Objectives: This opinion paper considers co-morbid borderline personality disorder (BPD) and eating disorders and proposes that a trans-diagnostic approach looking at presenting problems and treatment approaches may be of value. Conclusions: Trans-diagnostic elements can be identified across the two syndromes. Trans-diagnostic elements appear to include some shared aetiological factors as well as some shared syndromal components. The shared syndromal components include problems with affect, interpersonal problems, problems with self-concept and impulsivity. The pathoplastic effects of culture, attitudes to fatness and the neurobiology of starvation and/or restriction of intake are crucial to integrate into the understanding of co-morbidity of these two disorders. Trans-diagnostic approaches to treatment lead to trans-diagnostic improvements across the two disorders.

Interpersonal problems and social dysfunction: Examining patients with avoidant and borderline personality disorder symptoms

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 329-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine D. McCloskey ◽  
Daniel W. Cox ◽  
John S. Ogrodniczuk ◽  
Olivier Laverdière ◽  
Anthony S. Joyce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Social Dysfunction

scholarly journals Impact of Interpersonal Problems in Borderline Personality Disorder Inpatients on Treatment Outcome and Psychopathology

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Dammann ◽  
Anke Riemenschneider ◽  
Marc Walter ◽  
Daniel Sollberger ◽  
Joachim Küchenhoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality

scholarly journals Interpersonal Problems in Borderline Personality Disorder: Associations with Mentalizing, Emotion Regulation, and Impulsiveness

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Euler ◽  
Tobias Nolte ◽  
Matthew Constantinou ◽  
Julia Griem ◽  
P. Read Montague ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Inventory Of Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
Path Models

Interpersonal problems are a core symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD). This study investigated the relationship between emotion dysregulation, impulsiveness, and impaired mentalizing in the context of predicting interpersonal problems in BPD. A total of 210 patients with BPD completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11), Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ), and Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-32). The authors conducted three path models, with either mentalizing, emotion regulation, or impulsiveness as the exogenous variable. Emotion dysregulation and attentional impulsiveness predicted interpersonal problems directly, whereas hypomentalizing predicted interpersonal problems only indirectly throughout emotion dysregulation and attentional impulsiveness. The results suggest that these domains contribute significantly to interpersonal problems in BPD. Moreover, hypomentalizing might affect on interpersonal problems via its effect on impulsiveness and emotion regulation. The authors argue that focusing on emotion regulation and mentalizing in BPD treatments might have interlinked beneficial effects on interpersonal problems.

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