CASE STUDY –

PERSONALITY
DISORDER.
NAME- LOCHANA. J
REG.NO M21HD25
INTRODUCTION

 Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness that severely impacts a person’s ability to
regulate their emotions.(anger)
 This loss of emotional control can increase impulsively and affect how a person feels about
themselves and negativity impact their relationships with others.
 This is according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
 The mental health condition is marked by extreme mood fluctuations, instability in interpersonal
relationships, impulsivity and dangerous behavior such as reckless driving and threatening self
harm. All these behavior makes it difficult to maintain relationship.
 People with BPD have an intense fear of abondment
 CASE PROFILE- 1

 BASIC DETAILS
 NAME- XYZ
 AGE- 23
 GENDER- Male
 PLACE- Bangalore
 NO.OF SIBLINGS- 2
 ORDINAL POSITION-1
 TYPE OF FAMILY- Nuclear
 PROFESSION- Student
 DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY

 XYZ is the first child in the family and his father is a business man and mother is a home maker . They
belong to the middle socio economic background. The family environment was very chaotic, hostile and
distressful and the family rules were rigid and inconsistent. He had a poor bonding with his mother. He
had a history of drug non compliance because he believed that his father has given those drugs. His initial
symptoms started when he was 19 years old ( I year degree)
DIAGNOSIS

 The subject was diagnosed with border personality disorder at the age of 21 years after his
completion of his degree. Initial symptoms started such as repeated self injurious behavior like
cutting his own hands by blade, trying to hang himself all these incidents used to happen after
quarrel with friends or family members. Short tempered, demanding, reckless, irritable and
aggressive also he had difficulty to control his anger & emotional fluctuations. Academic
performance gradually became detoriated. He had a feeling of insecurity & fear of rejection so he
never made those relationship close. These events made lonelier. He used to run away from home
several times.
TREATMENT

 In treatment he was exposed to group therapy- to learn how to interact with others & how to effectively
express himself.
 Cognitive Behavioral therapy – to identify & change the core belief, reduce the mood changes &
anxiety.
 Advised him for regular follow up and to continue psychotherapy- treatment of mental and behavioral
disorder through talk therapy.
 Medications such as low dose of antipsychotic .
 CASE PROFILE- 2
 BASIC DETAILS
 NAME- ABC
 AGE- 17
 GENDER- Female
 PLACE- Bengaluru
 NO. OF SIBLINGS- 1
 ORDINAL POSITION- 2
 TYPE OF FAMILY- Nuclear
 PROFESSION- Student
 DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY

 ABC is the second child in her family her elder brother is pursuing his uder graduation and her father
is an auto driver and mother is a home maker. They belong to low socio economic background and
her initial symptoms started in high school years.
 DIAGNOSIS
 The subject was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder at the age of 16 years when she was in
her 10th standard. Intial symptoms started such as suicidal threats and self injury in response to the fear
of separation from her friends and she used to feel that she has someone to care and give her all the love
and the very next moment she used to feel that nobody cares for her and they are very cruel also intense
fear that her parents will abandon her. Unclear self image and often feel guilty and see herself as a bad
person. She used to get hallucinations and she used to self- harm.
TREATMENT

 In treatment she was majorly exposed to psychotherapy because of the unstable moods, behavior and
relationships.
 Cognitive behavioral therapy – which is a talk therapy which focused on modifying her negative
thoughts and behaviours.
 Group therapy - in which a group of people meet her to discuss their problems together as it helps to
interact with people.
 The child is under certain medications to treat anxiety, regulate mood swings and control her
impulsive behavior using antipsychotic drugs.
CONCLUSION
 This case study gave a better insight by talking to the subject and the family which helped in
understanding the needs of mental health by seeking help in treating the disorder.