Borderline Person Disor Pat Gd Pa

by Freeman,Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780393703535
• ISBN10: 0393703533
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

The disorder and lack of control that characterize BPD are, however, organized around consistent habits. The Taking Control Program presented by Fusco and Freeman targets these patterns, helping people understand, address, and, eventually, alter them for the better. Borderline Personality Disorder: A Patient's Guide to Taking Control is your means to begin to take command of your life by following the therapeutic course described in these pages. Chapter by chapter, you will explore the nine basic patterns that typify BPD. Once you understand each of these patters, you will then assess the degree to which you exhibit any number of those patterns and learn various strategies that you can adopt to address those habits. The Patient's Guide provides a step-by-step cognitive program rich in worksheets and exercises to facilitate your personal process of self-examination and problem solving. Fusco and Freeman offer those diagnosed with BPD, as well as their therapists, invaluable guidance in negotiating the pitfalls of BPD as you move ahead toward the prospect of retaking control over your life.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction: Borderline Personality Disorder & Understanding the Development of Schemas	3	(13)
Your Personality	3	(1)
How Do You Know if You Have BPD?	4	(2)
Schemas	6	(3)
Schema Change	9	(1)
How to Use This Book	10	(5)
Summary	15	(1)
Chapter 1 Loneliness: Avoiding Being Alone & Isolated	16	(25)
Vignettes	17	(1)
What You Would Like To Change	17	(1)
Self Monitoring: How Do I Know What My Perceptions Are?	18	(1)
The Worksheets	18	(22)
Challenging What You Know & Do: Taking Control	40	(1)
Chapter 2 Relationships: Always A Challenge	41	(28)
Vignettes	42	(1)
What You Would Like to Change	43	(1)
Self Monitoring: How Do I Know What My Perceptions Are?	43	(1)
The Worksheets	43	(25)
Challenging What You Know & Do: Taking Control	68	(1)
Chapter 3 Defining Yourself: Who Am I Anyway?	69	(25)
Vignettes	70	(1)
What You Would Like To Change	71	(1)
Self Monitoring: How Do I Know What My Perceptions Are?	71	(1)
The Worksheets	71	(22)
Challenging What You Know & Do: Taking Control	93	(1)
Chapter 4 Do You Look Before You Leap? Reducing Risks	94	(24)
Vignettes	94	(1)
What You Would Like To Change	95	(1)
Self Monitoring: How Do I Know What My Perceptions Are?	95	(1)
The Worksheets	95	(22)
Challenging What You Know & Do: Taking Control	117	(1)
Chapter 5 Self-Injury: An Unnecessary Solution	118	(29)
Vignettes	119	(1)
What You Would Like To Change	119	(1)
Self Monitoring: How Do I Know What My Perceptions Are?	119	(1)
The Worksheets	120	(26)
Challenging What You Know & Do: Taking Control	146	(1)
Chapter 6 Emotional Control: Too Many Moods in Too Little Time	147	(26)
Vignettes	148	(1)
What You Would Like To Change	148	(1)
Self Monitoring: How Do I Know What My Perceptions Are?	149	(1)
The Worksheets	149	(23)
Challenging What You Know & Do: Taking Control	172	(1)
Chapter 7 Feeling Empty: There Should Be Something Inside	173	(24)
Vignettes	173	(1)
What You Would Like To Change	174	(1)
Self Monitoring: How Do I Know What My Perceptions Are?	174	(1)
The Worksheets	175	(21)
Challenging What You Know & Do: Taking Control	196	(1)
Chapter 8 Seeing Red: Keeping Your Cool	197	(26)
Vignettes	197	(1)
What You Would Like to Change	198	(1)
Self Monitoring: How Do I Know What My Perceptions Are?	198	(1)
The Worksheets	198	(24)
Challenging What You Know & Do: Taking Control	222	(1)
Chapter 9 Suspicion: Who Can I Trust?	223	(25)
Vignettes	223	(1)
What You Would Like To Change	224	(1)
Self-Monitoring: How Do I Know What My Perceptions Are?	224	(1)
The Worksheets	224	(23)
Challenging What You Know & Do: Taking Control	247	(1)
Chapter 10 Inside & Outside: Views of Yourself	248	(24)
Vignettes	248	(1)
What You Would Like To Change	249	(1)
Self-Monitoring: How Do I Know What My Perceptions Are?	249	(1)
The Worksheets	249	(22)
Challenging What You Know & Do: Taking Control	271	(1)
Wrapping Up: Taking Control of Borderline Personality Disorder	272	(1)
References	273