PSYCH 212 Lecture 71: OneClass
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Mood switches very quickly, even across a day or moment to moment. Changes in mood due to interpersonal events. Must onset in early adulthood at the very latest. Requires normal levels of sleep (6-9 hours) to feel energized. Feel very strong attachment needs (to be close, valued, & prioritized) Once connected, they then strongly fear losing the attachment. Due to fear, they easily perceive/distort possible signs of abandonment. Once they believe they will lose attachment, they get intensely angry. Have difficulty inhibiting impulse to eat, but seek approval from others via body image. Satisfy attachment needs through sex (partially) and have difficulty inhibiting sex drive (even when it"s unsafe or unwise ) The term borderline originates from a psychodynamic term for being in between psychologically immature and psychologically mature: For those in the borderline part of this continuum, their grasp of reality is mostly correct (except under high stress) -- not psychotic.
