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Sometimes I Act Crazy

Living With Borderline Personality Disorder

By Jerold  Kreisman, MD & Hal Straus 


 
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is the most common personality
disorder seen in clinical settings.
True  
False  

 
A core feature of BPD is not the desperate fear of abandonment.
True
False  

 
Recent advances in brain research suggest a possible physiological basis
for the borderline’s abnormal retention of the splitting mechanism.
True  
False  

 
Erik Erikson was the first major theorist to focus on the significance
of identity.
True  
False  

 
Often, cult members reflect the subcategory in borderline identity
disturbance called “role absorption.”
True  
False  

 
In an effort to manage impulsivity, staying busy is not recommended.
True  
False  

 
In an effort to manage impulsivity, postponing decisions is recommended.
True  
False  

 
Some borderlines find excitement in self-mutilation.
True  
False  

 
Affective instability is not among the most prominent characteristics of
BPD.
True  
False  

 
Depression is the most common diagnosis that accompanies BPD.
True  
False  

 
The borderline’s inability to feel connected to the rest of the world
may evolve into a desperate fear of abandonment, but ultimately will not
evolve into feelings of dissociation.
True  
False  

 
What sometimes distinguishes borderline rage is its concealment and its
unpredictability.
True  
False  

 
Anger, though common in BPD, is not one of its most endearing
characteristics.
True  
False  

 
Unlike psychotic symptoms observed in schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder, borderline dissociation usually emerges and resolves suddenly.
True  
False  

 
Some have postulated that dissociative symptoms are associated with the
body’s endorphin system.
True  
False  

 
In the practice guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association, it
is stated, “The primary treatment for BPD is symptom-targeted
psychopharmacology and not psychotherapy.”
True  
False  

 
According to the author, if the therapist colludes with the borderline
to cheat others, then the borderline will expect to be cheated by the
therapist eventually.
True  
False  

 
According to the author, all successful therapies should emphasize
thoughtful reflection in place of impulsive action.
True  
False  

 
Although there is high comorbidity with BPD and depression,
anti-depressants are one of the least commonly used medicines.
True  
False  

 
Most studies do not show significant improvement in BPD symptoms during
the first year of treatment.
True  
False  

 
Early exposure to sexual abuse is not considered to contribute to the
development of BPD.
True  
False