Browsing Psychology by Subject "Biosocial Theory"

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Testing the Biosocial Theory of Borderline Personality Disorder: The Association of Temperament, Early Environment, Emotional Experience, Self-Regulation and Decision-Making

Smolewska, Kathy (University of Waterloo, 2012-06-14)

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), as defined by the DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000), is a multifaceted mental illness characterized by pervasive instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, affect and behavior. Despite ...