PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Borderline Personality Disorder, Beta Blocker, Enema
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Variety of diagnosis: depression, substance abuse disorder, schizo, borderline personality disorder. Antidepressants, neuroleptics, anti-anxiety drugs, lithium, seizure medication, beta blockers symptoms got worse. Long downhill course, put on long term disability and should be treated w/ neuroleptics. 15 suffered very violent rape by her mother"s boyfriend. Extended into early adulthood raped three times, exploited by a doctor and home taken over by some drug dealers. Tried to block her childhood abuse from her consciousness in order to be able to parent her children. Do not remember when she can use a toilet. Unable to travel from home so she can give herself an enema. Made money for alcohol and heroin by prostituting wendy. Tortured her regularly w/ extreme and violent means. Burn and cut various part of her body. Stick objects into her vagina and anus. Force one sibling to physically & sexually hurt another. Father left household when mother was pregnant. Family was poor and lived in tenements.
