Modeling the Relationships between Adult Attachment Patterns and Borderline Personality Disorder: The Role of Impulsivity and Aggressiveness

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Fossati ◽  
Judith A. Feeney ◽  
Ilaria Carretta ◽  
Federica Grazioli ◽  
Rita Milesi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Attachment Patterns

scholarly journals Experiences of Compassion in Adults With a Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110006
Author(s):  
Stephanie Fagan ◽  
Suzanne Hodge ◽  
Charlotte Morris
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Adverse Impact ◽  
Empathic Understanding ◽  
Therapeutic Encounters

The study explored experiences of compassion in adults with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) to further the development of the construct of compassion in relation to BPD. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to develop themes from the narratives of six adults with a diagnosis of BPD. Five themes emerged: Emotional Connection to Suffering, Empathic Understanding, Prioritisation of Needs, A Model of Genuine Compassion and Developing Acceptance and Worth. Participants described the role of compassion in their difficulties, including the adverse impact of experiences of incompassion upon their sense of self. The themes were integrated into a model that highlighted a process of recovery through therapeutic encounters with others in which genuine compassion was modelled. In addition, barriers to compassion and factors facilitating the development of compassion emerged from the analysis and have implications for clinical practice.

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