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Quick Tips for Therapists: Managing Extreme Maladaptive Borderline Personality Disorder Content

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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Focus on underlying themes like abandonment or low self-worth in clients with BPD.

Challenge self-defaming descriptions and consistently promote positive behavior change in therapy sessions.

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Managing Extreme Maladaptive Borderline Personality Disorder Content

Therapists need to focus on the driving theme behind extreme maladaptive behaviors in clients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) rather than getting lost in overt content. This involves linking symptoms to underlying themes like abandonment or low self-worth, empathizing with the client's experiences that led to these behaviors, and encouraging adaptive strategies. By assisting clients in understanding and replacing maladaptive patterns, therapists can help build insight and empowerment over time.

Quick Tips for Therapists: Managing Extreme Maladaptive Borderline Personality Disorder Content

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Daniel J. Fox, PhD, leader of the Taking Charge of Borderline Personality Disorder Online Course, shares how to manage extreme, maladaptive borderline personality disorder. Daniel is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and award-winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for more than twenty years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence. He has published several articles in these areas, and is author of The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook and The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders; along with the award-winning The Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox; and the award-winning Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook.

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