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Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder
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Epidemiology Epidemiology
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Course of Illness Course of Illness
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Genetic Influence Genetic Influence
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Conceptual Accounts of Borderline Personality Disorder Conceptual Accounts of Borderline Personality Disorder
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Evolutionary Explanations of Emotions and Emotional Vulnerability and Dysregulation in Borderline Personality Disorder Evolutionary Explanations of Emotions and Emotional Vulnerability and Dysregulation in Borderline Personality Disorder
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An Evolutionary Approach to the Emotions An Evolutionary Approach to the Emotions
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Evolutionary Approaches to Emotional Vulnerability and Dysregulation in Borderline Personality Disorder Evolutionary Approaches to Emotional Vulnerability and Dysregulation in Borderline Personality Disorder
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Attachment Theory Attachment Theory
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Life History Theory Life History Theory
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Summary Summary
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Acknowledgement Acknowledgement
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References References
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65 An Evolutionary Approach to Emotional Difficulties in Borderline Personality Disorder
Get accessLawrence Ian Reed, Department of Psychology, New York University
Cameryn Cooley, Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University
Sara Okun, Center for Data Science, New York University
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Published:22 May 2024
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Abstract
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) represents a pervasive personality pathology characterized by emotional dysregulation leading to signs and symptoms such as impulsivity, behavioral dysregulation, and interpersonal hypersensitivity. This chapter describes how emotions and emotional processes are central to borderline pathology and how current evolutionary accounts of emotions can shed light on the disorder. First, the authors provide a definition of BPD and its diagnostic criteria as reflected in the DSM-5, emphasizing the centrality of emotion, followed by an evolutionary explanation of emotions that contextualize evolutionary approaches to the emotional vulnerability and dysregulation characteristic of BPD. They then present attachment theory and life history theory as two middle-level explanations of BPD within the context of the DSM-5 definition and clinical formulations of borderline pathology. The chapter concludes with a summary of each approach and the potential they bring toward a clearer understanding of BPD and psychopathology in general.
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