Borderline Personality Disorder
LeeAnn Larsen
Community College of Aurora
Psychology 102
Introduction
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is defined by a specific pattern of impairments and traits (dsm-5, 2015). In this paper, I provide background information about Bryce Larsen, my person of interest, I discuss the history, diagnostic criteria, and effects of BPD, and I apply this information to Bryce’s lived experiences. This paper is purely for educational purposes and not a true diagnosis of the individual represented.
Background Information
Bryce Larsen is a thirty-one year old, average, athletic build, white male. He currently resides in Utah with his wife and her three boys; whereas, his three young children live with their …show more content…
He was sheltered from worldly views and other religious beliefs. He attended church every Sunday whether he wanted to or not; likewise, he had no choice in attending other extracurricular church activities such as boy scouts. His peers were predominantly from the Church of LDS as well; however, he didn’t have many friends. Eventually, after family and church pressures, Bryce followed in his father’s footsteps and decided to go on a “mission” for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) to Denver, Colorado. Bryce struggled on his mission making friends and saying “good-bye” with each transfer; subsequently, he felt depressed and missed his family. During this time, on March 18, 2004 he was introduced to his soon to be first …show more content…
Hughes (Crump, David, and Anderson, 2009). Originally named, “excitable personality”, by E. Kraepelin, the term, “borderline” wasn’t used until after World War II. “Core” behaviors and characteristics of BPD weren’t isolated until the 1960s; however, it wasn’t until the 1970s and ‘80s that BPD became solidified. A publication of the American Psychiatric Association called The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is used as a concrete source for diagnosis in 2000. Precisely, DSM-IV-TR, describes benchmark standards for diagnosis of BPD. “A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image and affects, as well as marked impulsivity, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts…” describes BPD. Symptoms include, “Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment, a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, identity disturbance, impulsivity, recurrent suicidal behavior, emotional instability, chronic feelings of emptiness, inappropriate, intense anger, and transient, stress-related paranoid thoughts or dissociative symptoms;” although, only five are needed for
LeeAnn Larsen
Community College of Aurora
Psychology 102
Introduction
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is defined by a specific pattern of impairments and traits (dsm-5, 2015). In this paper, I provide background information about Bryce Larsen, my person of interest, I discuss the history, diagnostic criteria, and effects of BPD, and I apply this information to Bryce’s lived experiences. This paper is purely for educational purposes and not a true diagnosis of the individual represented.
Background Information
Bryce Larsen is a thirty-one year old, average, athletic build, white male. He currently resides in Utah with his wife and her three boys; whereas, his three young children live with their …show more content…
He was sheltered from worldly views and other religious beliefs. He attended church every Sunday whether he wanted to or not; likewise, he had no choice in attending other extracurricular church activities such as boy scouts. His peers were predominantly from the Church of LDS as well; however, he didn’t have many friends. Eventually, after family and church pressures, Bryce followed in his father’s footsteps and decided to go on a “mission” for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) to Denver, Colorado. Bryce struggled on his mission making friends and saying “good-bye” with each transfer; subsequently, he felt depressed and missed his family. During this time, on March 18, 2004 he was introduced to his soon to be first …show more content…
Hughes (Crump, David, and Anderson, 2009). Originally named, “excitable personality”, by E. Kraepelin, the term, “borderline” wasn’t used until after World War II. “Core” behaviors and characteristics of BPD weren’t isolated until the 1960s; however, it wasn’t until the 1970s and ‘80s that BPD became solidified. A publication of the American Psychiatric Association called The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is used as a concrete source for diagnosis in 2000. Precisely, DSM-IV-TR, describes benchmark standards for diagnosis of BPD. “A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image and affects, as well as marked impulsivity, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts…” describes BPD. Symptoms include, “Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment, a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, identity disturbance, impulsivity, recurrent suicidal behavior, emotional instability, chronic feelings of emptiness, inappropriate, intense anger, and transient, stress-related paranoid thoughts or dissociative symptoms;” although, only five are needed for