Understanding Your Borderline Personality Disorder: A Workbook
Book Details
- Published : January 2008
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 206
- Category :
Popular Psychology - Category 2 :
Clinical Psychology - Catalogue No : 27453
- ISBN 13 : 9780470986554
- ISBN 10 : 0470986557
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Offers basic information about borderline personality disorder. The book is interactive so that clients can explore their own attitudes and concerns about their diagnosis and tackles some of the common misperceptions about borderline personality disorder. The book is organized into sessions that cover definitions of borderline personality disorder, causes of the disorder, symptoms and symptom management, how medication can help and its side-effects, psychotherapeutic interventions, and suggestions on how to manage borderline personality disorder in day-to-day life.
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Contents
SESSION 1
What does personality mean?
What is a personality disorder?
What have people said about borderline personality disorder?
What is it like to suffer from borderline personality disorder?
SESSION 2
Can you inherit borderline personality disorder?
Is it something to do with the brain?
Does the environment that you grew up cause you to developing borderline personality disorder?
What famous people suffer from borderline personality disorder?
SESSION 3
What are the symptoms of borderline personality disorder?
What famous people have also self harmed?
SESSION 4
What are talking therapies?
What are creative arts therapies?
What are the roles of professionals who treat me?
What difficulties might I anticipate regarding a working relationship with my therapist?
SESSION 5
How can medication help with symptoms of borderline personality disorder?
How can you work with your GP regarding your prescribed medication?
What is the most commonly prescribed medication?
SESSION 6
Wheel of Mood Swings.
Wheel of Abandonment.
Wheel of Psychosis.
Wheel of Relationships.
Wheel of Impulsive Behaviours.
Wheel of Self Harming.
Wheel of Emptiness and Boredom.
Wheel of Anger.
Wheel of Suicidal Ideas.
Wheel of Self Identity.
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