1. Decision Making and Borderline Personality Disorder
... reality testing. In 1980 BPS was put into DSM-III (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and has been defined consistently ever since. More recently the new manual DSM-IV, has changed the criteria which is made of nine components and do be diagnosed a patient must have five of the nine components to meet the minimum. The nine components are ... ; i) avoidance of real or imaginary abandonment, ii) altering extremes of idealization and devaluation, iii) identity disturbance, iv) impulsivity in at least two areas that are self-damaging, v) recurrent suicidal behaviors, vi) ...
- Word Count: 2390
- Approx Pages: 10
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Graduate