Evidence-Based: A New Harbinger Psychology Podcast Quick Tips for Therapists: Managing Extreme Maladaptive Borderline Personality Disorder Content
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Jul 25, 2024 
Daniel J. Fox, a licensed psychologist specializing in personality disorders, discusses managing extreme maladaptive borderline personality disorder. He provides practical tips for therapists, emphasizing understanding underlying themes and guiding clients towards adaptive strategies.
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Managing Extreme BPD Content
- Focus on the underlying themes driving the extreme behavior, not just the overt content.
- Work backward from the symptom expression to themes like abandonment or low self-worth.
Empathy and Understanding BPD
- Empathize with how the client's past experiences contributed to their current symptom patterns.
- Link overt symptom expression to underlying themes, such as abandonment and low self-worth.
Comorbidity and BPD
- Be aware of comorbidity with BPD; it's often complex.
- Look out for complex borderline personality disorder, as BPD rarely exists in isolation.