![]() ![]() Note: Do not include suicidal or self-mutilating behaviour covered in criterion 5. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment.In the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), Borderline Personality Disorder diagnostic criteria reads as follows:Ī pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following: This causes significant problems and limitations in relationships, social activities, work and school.Īccording to the DSM-IV-TR (2004), a personality disorder is:Īn enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectation of the individual’s culture, pervasive and inflexible (unlikely to change), stable over time, leads to distress or impairment in interpersonal relationships. ![]() A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. Mayo Clinic defines personality disorders:Ī personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which you have a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning and behaving. ![]() By examining your own behavior and modifying your actions, you can get off the emotional roller coaster and reclaim your life.” “Although you can’t change the person with BPD, you can change yourself. ![]()
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