Showing 24 results for Personality Disorder
Khosro Rashid, Arezou Delfan Beiranvand, Dr Fereydoon Jafari,
year 6, Issue 4 (1-2018)
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Personality disorders are considered as inflexible and incompatible styles in relation to the environment. Individuals with these types of disorders, in spite of their warmth and friendly look , are prone to commit illegal and criminal activities. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the status of personality disorders in prisoners. To this end, 182 male prisoners confined in Lorestan Central Prison, were randomly selected and evaluated using Milon 3 (MCMI-111) questionnaire. Then, data gathered from Milon 3 questionnaire was evaluated in Milon 3 application in order to determine the Br score. To analyze the data, One-way ANOVA and Independent –Samples t-test were applied. The findings indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between individuals with different crimes in drug addiction personality with 99% confidence, antisocial personality disorder and Sadistic personality with 95% confidence level. The findings also showed that antisocial personality disorder, drug addiction and avoidant personality disorder were mostly found in thieves. Moreover, in comparing personality disorders among individuals with different incarceration rates, only depression personality disorder in the studied groups was found to be statistically significant with 95% confidence level. Furthermore, the results of the Independent –Samples t-test which compared personality disorders in single and married individuals showed that Sadistic personality disorders and depression, with 95% confidence level, were more significant in single than married prisoners.
En Zahra Ardeshir Larijani, Dr Omid Rezaei,
year 7, Issue 3 (6-2018)
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The present study aimed evaluate executive functions in individuals with antisocial personality disorder and normal individuals was formed. Research design kind of causal-comparative and the statistical population comprises all female prisoners rey city prison with antisocial personality disorder and women were normal. That among these 50 women prisoners with purposive sampling and 50 were selected by convenience sampling method. Research data were gathered by using Wisconsin test. Data analysis through multivariate analysis of variance was performed. Findings showed, Significant difference in index of the number of classes, situ backwardness, there are right and wrong answers.
Dr Ezzatollah Ahmadi, Dr Hassan Bafandeh, Siamak Dadashi,
year 7, Issue 5 (8-2018)
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Introduction: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is associated with interpersonal problems, such as intense, unstable relationships and fears of abandonment. It has been hypothesized that deficits in social cognitive capacities explain these difficulties. In this regard this study aimed to compare ToM in university students with borderline personality disorder traits and normal counterparts.
Methods: 20 university student with Borderline personality traits and 20 normal university students were chosen from Azarbayjan Shahid Madani Unversity by borderline personality inventory (Leichsenring, 1999), and then participants were evaluated in theory of mind with Reading the Mind (Baron-Cohen et al., 2001) in the Eyes Test. Data were analyzed using independent t- test.
Results: The results showed that there are significant difference between university students with borderline personality traits and normal university students in Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (p< 0.0001).
Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that university students with borderline personality traits exhibited deficits in theory of mind.
Keywords: Borderline Personality Disorder, Mentalizing, theory of mind
Payam Sarabi, Kheirollah Sadeghi,
year 7, Issue 10 (1-2019)
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This study is in line with the degree of Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory - 3 Personality Inventory (SCID-II) in the diagnosis of personality disorde. The research sample included 510 patients (160 men and 350 non-clinical, clinical) subjects were clinically purposive sampling and non-clinical subjects were selected by simple random sampling. Data from clinical trial Millon - 3 (MCMI-III), Personality Questionnaire (SCID-II) and demographic characteristics were used. For data analysis, chi-square tests (X2) and kappa coefficient was used. Statistical analysis showed that the agreement with the MCMI-III personality questionnaire (SCID-II) in the diagnosis of personality disorders, the highest and the lowest coordinate in the clinical diagnosis of borderline personality disorder with 66/0, and dependent personality disorder / 004 is also the highest and the lowest coordinate in non-clinical diagnosis of avoidant personality disorder with 46/0, and dependent personality disorder / 006, respectively. The results of the characteristics of personality scales MCMI-III, the positive predictive power in the range of 95/0 to 15/0, 94/0 to 35/0 and also can detect negative predictive power in the range of 99/0 to 41 / 0 respectively. The results of this study show the diagnostic validity of MCMI-III is valid and desirable, and evaluations can be used for diagnosis, treatment and research of personality disorders is used.
Saeid Khodabandelow, Dr Isaaq Rahimian Boogar, Dr Mahmoud Najafi,
year 8, Issue 3 (6-2019)
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Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration and lack of empathy that people because of belief to being special and unique, interpersonal problems and empathy are faced.
The present paper is studying the conceptualization and diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder in DSM-5 main Section (Section II) and Alternative model (Section III) and tried to base on five components including in nature (healthy, pathological), phenotype (grandiosity, vulnerability), expression (overt, covert), structure (category, dimension), comorbidity, validity, and clinical benefit was compared the NPD in two DSM-5 sections. The conceptualization and diagnosis of NPD in DSM-5 Section II, has weaknesses and limitations such as; the lack of attention to the natural and pathological nature of narcissism, the emphasis on the grandiosity phenotype of this structure and the disregard of its vulnerability, Neglecting overt and covert expressions of clinical symptoms, the categorical approach to diagnosis, the defect in specify this disorder of other personality disorders and the underestimate of prevalence rate. In contrast, the alternative model in section III has a more comprehensive theoretical, dimensional, and diagnostic conceptualization than the central part, and provides appropriate criteria consider to the function and personality pathology in A and B criteria and has better diagnostic benefits. The alternative model in DSM-5 Section III seems to be a suitable substitute for diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder in the later versions of DSM, after gaining the validity and integrity with experiences of clinical experts and with care in various types and dimensions of narcissism, can be effective on the diagnostic challenges of clinicians.
Parvaneh Soori, Dr Shohreh Shokrzadeh,
year 8, Issue 7 (9-2019)
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The aims of this study to investigate dimensions of personality pathology and cognitive abilities in people with borderline personality disorder. And survey research methodology has been used. The statistical population of this study consists of all individuals with borderline personality disorder from medical centers and psychiatric centers affiliated to the Well-being organization of Alborz province. And the purposive or objective sampling method was applied. According to the Krejcie and Morgan table the sample size was considered 120 people. To collect data, the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology Questionnaire (1392) and the cognitive abilities assessment scale from the third edition of the cognitive abilities scale of Woodcock-Johnson (2013) were used. In the end, the data were analyzed using the one-group t-test. Findings of the research indicate that the abilities such as verbal comprehension, mixing sounds, inverting digits, incomplete words comprehension, and active auditory memory in people with borderline personality disorder are lower than average and expected level. And abilities such as Audiovisuals Learning, Spatial relations, Concept Formation, Visual adaptation, latent audio visual learning are around average (expected level) in these people.
Ms Masoumeh Azizi, Mr Arash Shahbaziyan,
year 8, Issue 7 (9-2019)
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Given the importance of psychological factors of personality in the development and exacerbation of symptoms of migraine, this study aimed to determine the role of borderline personality disorder components in discrimination of people with and without migraine. The research method was causal-comparative and statistical population included all patients of Khatam hospital in Zahedan who during 2017 was due to headache. Among patients with headache, were identified as migraine patients with a definite diagnosis by the neurologist and Ahvaz Migraine Questionnaire. Using the software Gpower 105 people with migraine and 105 without migraine subjects were considered as examples who had not experienced any headaches. They completed Ahvaz Migraine a headache questionnaire and Leichsenring Borderline Personality inventory. Data analyzed using descriptive statistics and discriminant analysis. Discriminant analysis results showed that reality testing of the damaged component has the highest discrimination power between two groups of people with and without migraine were. Next distinctive components respectively the identity confusion, fear of intimacy and the primary defense mechanisms were. Also, the results of the discriminant analysis showed that most people without migraine were correctly distinguished from other people with the highest percentage of detection (85.7%) and 81% of the people in two groups according to the function was properly reclassified. The results have important implications in changing the psychological state of patients and attention to the borderline personality disorder, in order to alleviate the symptoms of a migraine.
Dr Zeinab Mihandoost,
year 8, Issue 8 (11-2019)
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Gender dysphoria is a dissatisfaction. The main characteristics of this disorder include feeling sad, deep dissatisfaction, about sexual biology and gender experienced. People with gender dysphoria believe that they belong to another gender. The present study was conducted to investigate personality traits in the dysfunctional individuals. This study was carried out as a case study. One 49-year-old female voluntarily participated. The data was collected through interviews, observation, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, MMPI-2, MCMI-3, and Bandar-Gestalt test. The findings showed that the subject had difficulty in interpersonal relationships, felt alienated, and misunderstood by anyone around her. She was shy and often was worried about her acceptability and popularity; so that she was always trying to offer a good image of herself. Her social relationship was superficial and irresponsible. Contradictory behavior with friends and relatives (siblings) was a permanent experience. The subject was eligible for compulsive, demonstrative, and narcissistic disorders.
Miss Masomeh Sayadi,
year 8, Issue 11 (1-2020)
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Borderline personality disorder is a complicated problem in mental health domain which is characterized by intense negative emotions, identity disorder, impulsive behaviors, and instability in interpersonal relationships. Various therapeutic actions have been used based on the etiology of this disorder. Dialectic behavioral therapy is one of such actions, which has been developed by Marsha Linhan (1993). Dialectic behavioral therapy is a cognitive-behavioral therapy, targets emotional impulsivity and has caused considerable improvements in patients. The present paper is a review study which has considered practical research and studies on the effect of dialectic behavioral therapy on borderline personality disorder. Based on theoretical and research basics, it can be said that dialectic behavioral therapy is a promising intervention for borderline personality disorder. However, to increase efficiency, using this therapeutic approach in bigger populations with borderline personality disorder and other personality disorders with longer follow-up periods is recommended.
Elham Najjarpoormohammadabadi, Dr Reza Rostami, Mr Saeid Aslani,
year 9, Issue 4 (6-2020)
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Addiction is a chronic and recurrent disease, which has always been the focus of various psychological perspectives. Psychoanalysis theories are fundamental in the modern treatment of addiction. As we have seen changes in the structure and process of methods during the time, they have changed in defining the concept of addiction. According to classic theories, addiction is an equivalent to masturbation and a defense mechanism against anxiety impulses or pretension of oral regression (dependency). Also, from object relations theorists’ perspective, drugs are significant objects for the addicted person. New formulations of psychoanalysis are also introduced using drugs as a reflection of the defects of ego function. The research method is a review, and it aims to analyze addiction from different psychoanalysis perspectives such as classical psychoanalysis, object relations psychology, relational psychoanalysis, and short term psychodynamic psychotherapy. According to research about personality disorders in drug abusers, these individuals need unique treatment like psychoanalytic psychotherapy, which works on personality structures. However, investigations about this field of therapy are limited. Not paying attention to this issue can be a reason of attempts' failures about the treatment of drug abuse. Therefore, it can be said that addiction research literature needs to increase the application and analysis of this therapeutic approach. It is also hoped that in addiction treatment centers, better and more new findings will be used to help this population.
Shahrzad Derakhshan, Farzaneh Daliri, Sara Gholamzade,
year 9, Issue 4 (6-2020)
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The purpose of the current study was to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on difficulty with emotion regulation and self-harm behaviors of people with a borderline personality disorder. This is a quasi-experimental research with a pretest-posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the study included all people with borderline personality disorder in Shiraz city in 2018. This research was conducted using a convenience sampling method. At first, people with borderline personality disorder were detected, and 30 cases of them were selected randomly and assigned in an experimental group (n=15) and a control group (n=15). The group ACT-based program was used for the experimental group in eight-90 minute sessions (twice a week); the control group was in the waitlist for two months. The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (Gratz & Roemer, 2004) and Self-harm Questionnaire (Sampson et al. 1998) were used in two stages: pre and post-test. A multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to analyze data. The obtained results of the research showed that by controlling the effect of pre-test, there is a significant difference between the mean of post-test scores of experimental group and control group in difficulty with emotion regulation and self-harm behaviors. Generally, it can be said that ACT affects the reduction of difficulty with emotion regulation and self-harm behaviors of people with borderline personality disorder.
Nima Chapardar, Dr. Mahboobe Taher, Dr. Hamidreza Vatankhah Kourandeh, Dr. Abbasali Hosseinkhanzadeh Firouzjah,
year 9, Issue 9 (12-2020)
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The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of defense mechanisms in the relationship between personality disorders and emotional self-awareness. The Study design was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all people with each of the personality disorders, who referred to the psychotherapy and counseling office of the first author of the article in Tehran province in 2019 & 2020, that a sample of 200 people was selected, by using the convenient sampling method, and they responded to the Millon Multiaxial Inventory-III (1994), the Emotional Self-Awareness Questionnaire by Grant et al., (2002) and the Defense Styles of Andrews et al. (1993). The correlation coefficients of research variables with the total score of personality disorders showed that emotional self-awareness is significantly negatively correlated with the overall score of personality disorder, and underdeveloped and neurotic defense mechanisms are significantly positively correlated with it. Also, the developed defense mechanisms are significantly mediating the relationship between personality disorders and emotional self-awareness, including schizoid, schizotypal, histrionic, borderline, narcissistic, dependent, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, and the category of another personality disorders, and have a positive relationship with emotional self-awareness and a negative relationship with personality disorders. In other words, the less use of developed defense mechanisms leads to lower emotional self-awareness and greater grounds for the emergence of these personality disorders. The mediating role of neurotic defense mechanisms was significant in the two schizotypal and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders, and this defensive style had a positive relationship with personality disorder and a negative one with emotional self-awareness. The present study showed the relationship between a low level of emotional self-awareness and the emergence of personality disorders, as well as the relationship between the use of undeveloped and neurotic defense mechanisms and the emergence of personality disorders. Besides, it has shown that and the emergence of personality disorders can be explained based on the lack of emotional self-awareness, and defense mechanisms can be considered as mediating factors in this regard.
Zohreh Yousefi, Alireza Gol, Dr. Hamidreza Aghamohammadian, Iman Seyadzadeh, Mohammad Valipur,
year 10, Issue 4 (7-2021)
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and antisocial and borderline personality disorder mediated by morbid hostility and negative emotion. This research is a descriptive and path analysis that a statistical sample of 359 people (230 females and 129 males), which was available in the range of 18 to 50 years old in the city of Mashhad was selected. The research instruments included Young's Early maladaptive Schemas Questionnaire (1990), Bagby and Farolden Personality Disorders (2007), and the DSM-5 Personnel Questionnaire based on Garger et al. (2012). The results of the path analysis showed that the model has a good fit. Gamma pathway coefficients (g) including schemas of abandonment, worry, self-punishment, and distrust of the negative emotion variable were significant (P <0.05). Gamma pathway coefficients also include schemas of concern, deficiency, self-sacrifice, superiority, and self-control to the variable of pathological hostility. Finally, beta (β) pathway coefficients of negative emotion to antisocial personality disorder and hostility to antisocial personality became significant. Also, the path coefficient of pathological hostility to pathological personality was significant. Therefore, it can be concluded that early maladaptive schemas, mediated by negative emotion and pathological hostility, are able to predict borderline and antisocial personality disorder.
Fatemeh Fathi, Dr. Shahram Vaziri, Dr. Mehdi Pourasghar, Dr. Maryam Nasri,
year 10, Issue 10 (1-2022)
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The aim of this study was to the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on five personality factors and impulsivity components in borderline personality disorder. The research method was A-B-A single-subject design. The statistical population included all people with borderline personality disorder who were referred to the outpatient department of Zare Psychiatric Hospital and Mana Sari Clinic during June 2019 From, among them, 3 people were selected by available sampling method and treated for 40 sessions got. Data were collected in three stages of baseline, treatment, and follow-up over 11 months using the Barat BIS Impulsivity Questionnaire (Barat et al., 2004) and the five NEO personality factors (McCreery and Costa, 2004). For statistical analysis, the graph analysis method, stable change, was used. Analysis of the results in the treatment phase was seen in the first person in the agreement variable, in the second person in the variables of agreement, nervousness, total impulsivity score, and in the third person in the variables of cognitive impulsivity, motor impulsivity, and total impulsivity score. In the follow-up phase, changes in impulsive components were seen in the first person, impulsive components in the second person, and impulsive components in the third person in the variables of agreement, nervousness. It can be concluded that treatment based on acceptance and commitment for a period of 10 months can cause significant changes in people with borderline personality, more research is needed to generalize the results of treatment.
Fatemeh Fathi, Dr. Shahram Vaziri, Dr. Mehdi Pourasghar, Dr. Maryam Nasri,
year 10, Issue 12 (3-2022)
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The aim of this study was the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on the organization of personality and defense styles of people with borderline personality. The research method was single-subject design A-B-A The statistical population includes all people with borderline personality disorder who were referred to the outpatient department of Zare Psychiatric Hospital and Mana Home Sari Clinic in June 2016. Among them, 3 people were selected by sampling method and treated for 40 sessions. they got. Data were collected in three baselines: treatment, follow-up, and follow-up over 11 months using the Kernberg IPO Personality Questionnaire (Kronberg, 2002) and the DSQ-40 Defense Styles (Anders & et al., 1993). For statistical analysis, the shape analysis method, stable change, was used. Analysis of the results in the treatment phase, the first person in the variables of reality testing, total personality score, the second person in the variables of confusion, reality testing, total personality score, progress growth defense, and the third person in personality, immature defense and Mental defense was seen as annoying. The follow-up stage of the first person was seen in the components of reality testing, confusion, the second person in reality testing, confusion, personality score, and the third person in the real testing variables of personality score, growth defense, immature defense. ACT treatment in 10 months I can make changes in a person with a borderline personality, Further research is needed to generalize the findings.
Fatemeh Fathi, Dr. Shahram Vaziri, Dr. Mehdi Pourasghar Arabi, Dr. Maryam Nasri,
year 11, Issue 4 (7-2022)
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of analytical psychotherapy based on object relationships (transference–focused) on personality organization and defense styles of individuals with a borderline personality disorder. The research method was A-B-A single-subject design. The statistical population included all people with borderline personality disorder who were referred to the outpatient department of Zare Psychiatric Hospital and Mana Sari in the period from May to June 2019, which were 32 with the approval of a psychiatrist, of which 7 were selected by the targeted sampling method. And in two groups of analytical psychotherapy based on object relationships, 4 people and 3 people in the control group were randomly assigned and treated for 100 sessions. Data were collected in five baseline stages, intermediate stage, treatment progress, termination, and follow-up during one year, using Cronberg IPO Personality Organization Questionnaire (Kernberg, 2002) and DSQ-40 Defense Styles (Andorz & et al., 1993) Was collected. For statistical analysis, graph analysis, stable change, and recovery percentage were used. Findings showed that analytical psychotherapy based on object relationships (transference–focused) can have favorable results on the psyche of personality organization and defense styles of people with borderline personality. Successful treatment of borderline patients is much more complex than research literature shows, and treatment outcome is not successful versus failure but covers a number of functional areas. We also need more research to generalize the results
Paria Sadat Sayadi, Mohsen Saeidmanesh, Farangis Demehri,
year 11, Issue 10 (12-2022)
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The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of emotionally focused therapy (eft) on nightmares and emotional instability in people with borderline personality disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of the research was all patients with borderline personality disorder who were referred to a neuropsychiatric clinic in Yazd in 1401. Among them, 40 qualified volunteers were included in the study by Purposive sampling based on the entry and exit criteria of the research and then the people were randomly replaced into two experimental (20 people) and control (20 people) groups. The experimental group received 12 sessions of emotionally focused therapy, while the control group remained on the waiting list. The research tools included Schizotypal Trait questionnaire-Bform(STB) (Jackson & Claridge, 1991), Disturbing Dreams and Nightmares Severity Index (DDNSI) (Krakow, 2002), and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) (Gratz & Roemer, 2004). The results of multivariate covariance analysis showed that after controlling for the pre-test effect, there is a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups in the variables of nightmares and emotional instability in the post-test stage (P <0.001, F=53). based on the findings of this research, it is concluded that emotionally focused therapy is effective in improving nightmares and emotional instability of people with a borderline personality disorder.
Musa Qadernejad, Dr. Mahin Etemadnia, Dr. Farnaz Farshbaf Mani Sefat,
year 11, Issue 12 (1-2023)
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The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy and mentalization-based therapy in improving the symptoms of people with a borderline personality disorder. The current research was with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a follow-up period of 1 month. The statistical population of this research was all the treatment seekers suffering from borderline personality disorder who had been referred to the psychological clinics of Urmia city in 1400, of which 45 people were selected by available sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group. The first group received dialectical behavior therapy and the second group received mentalization-based therapy for 12 one-hour sessions, and the control group did not receive training. The borderline personality scale (STB, Leishnernig, 1999) was used to collect data. For statistical analysis, analysis of variance with repeated measures was used. The findings showed that dialectical behavior therapy and treatment based on mentalization are effective in improving the symptoms of borderline personality disorder and this effect was stable in the follow-up phase as well (P<0.01). Also, the results of the Benferroni post hoc test showed that dialectical behavior therapy had a greater effect on improving the symptoms of borderline personality disorder (P<0.05). The results indicate more use of dialectical behavior therapy intervention to improve symptoms of borderline personality disorder.
Narmin Bromand, Narges Hosseini Ravarizadeh,
year 12, Issue 1 (3-2023)
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The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of short-term dynamic psychotherapy and thematic relationships on interpersonal sensitivity and aggressive behaviors in individuals with a borderline personality disorder. The research design was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of the present study was all people with borderline personality disorder admitted to Razi Hospital in Urmia in 1399. Forty-five women were selected by purposive sampling method based on entry and exit criteria and in two experimental groups (each (15 patients) and the group waiting for treatment was randomly replaced. So that the first experimental group did not receive short-term dynamic psychotherapy, the second experimental group did not receive thematic relationships and the waiting group did not receive any intervention. The Bartes Impulsivity Scale (BIS, Bart, 1997) and the Interpersonal Sensitivity Questionnaire (ISS, Boyce and Popker, 1989) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance and post hoc test. The results showed that short-term dynamic psychotherapy and thematic relationships have an effect on interpersonal sensitivity and aggressive behaviors in people with borderline personality disorder (P <0.01). The results of the post hoc test also showed that short-term dynamic psychotherapy has a greater effect on aggressive behaviors and the treatment of thematic relationships has an effect on interpersonal sensitivity in borderline disorders (P <0.05). According to the therapeutic goals, dynamic psychotherapy and thematic relationships can be used to influence interpersonal sensitivity and aggressive behavior.
Dr Zeynab Bahrami, Atena Heidar,
year 12, Issue 2 (4-2023)
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The present study aims to introduce successful positive psychology interventions in the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The patient was a 53-year-old man referred to the Spring of Life Psychology Clinic by his ex-wife for his aggressive and impulsive behavior. Following a clinical interview and performing psychological tests (SCL-90-R, MCMI-IV), he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder as well as mild depression. During 20 sessions of therapy lasting for 5 months, positive psychological interventions were conducted in individual psychological sessions in the form of weekly tasks. After these 20 sessions, significant improvement in borderline personality disorder symptoms and mild depression were evident. His ex-wife even confirmed the improvement. As a case study, this can support the effectiveness of positive psychology interventions in treating borderline personality disorder.
