Essay on Borderline Personality Disorder

Document Type:Coursework

Subject Area:Psychology

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To some extent, the different identities have to be aware of each other, and the amnesia can’t be as a result of any other medical condition. The client is a 42-year-old woman of Caucasian origin named Maryann who according to the case history lives in Hot springs Arkansas. At some point in her life, she has worked as a prostitute and a receptionist at a doctor`s office. She has two brothers, a sister and both parents despite the family not being very close. The client says that she has been a multiple case victim of sexual abuse when she was a child and claims that the perpetrator was her own father. She says that she does sex and gets over it describing that that was her job.

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However, when it comes to dealing with family matters and otter staff, she hides this personality. Switching of personalities occurs when different characters manifest and controls behavior and thoughts. Maryann was depicted to have changes personalities Despite personalities being independent of the other, they seem to know the other (Beck, 2015). The interviewer says that Maryann wonders of what she sometimes said and says that it sounded dramatic. Her brother is living on the streets despite suffering from schizophrenia. This family setting shows that there is no support for MaryAnn’s condition in the family environment. She sometimes also lives on the streets since she is often thrown out of rescue centers as a result of fights. Due to her poor financial situation, she also says that she has limited access to food.

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