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What is emotional avoidance behaviour?

  • A behaviour used to avoid intolerable emotions. (correct)
  • A behaviour used to control environments and people.
  • A behaviour used to seek pleasure and thrill.
  • A behaviour used to please others.

    • What are some common emotional avoidance behaviours in individuals with BPD?

  • Desiring unrealistic control and pleasure-seeking activities/products. (correct)
  • Multitasking and pleasure-seeking activities/products.
  • Scattered/racing thoughts and desiring unrealistic control.
  • Scattered/racing thoughts and people-pleasing.

    • What effect can the constant promotion of pleasure-seeking and avoidance behaviours have on emotional mastery?

  • It can improve emotional mastery.
  • It can undermine emotional mastery. (correct)
  • It can have no effect on emotional mastery.
  • It can lead to emotional numbness.

    • What is the consequence of using emotional avoidance behaviours regardless of the consequences they might produce?

    <p>Losing significant relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one emotional avoidance behaviour used by individuals with BPD who fear abandonment and are sensitive to guilt and shame?

    <p>Scattered/racing thoughts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of emotional responsibility and self-awareness for individuals with BPD?

    <p>It can help them avoid emotional avoidance behaviours.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of using pleasure-seeking and thrill-seeking activities/products as emotional avoidance behaviours in the long-term?

    <p>Experiencing harsh long-term consequences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of emotional avoidance behaviour?

    <p>To avoid intolerable emotions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of using people-pleasing as an emotional avoidance behaviour?

    <p>Producing resentment and becoming tiring.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of companies worldwide promoting consumption of their products to avoid emotional responsibility?

    <p>It makes it challenging to face difficult emotions honestly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of using an unrealistic amount of control over environments and people as an emotional avoidance behaviour?

    <p>Experiencing harsh long-term consequences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one emotional avoidance behaviour used to avoid frustrated/irritated responses and the fear of abandonment?

    <p>Multitasking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emotional avoidance behaviour?

    <p>Behaviour used to avoid intolerable emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some common emotional avoidance behaviours in individuals with BPD?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the consequences of pleasure-seeking and thrill-seeking emotional avoidance behaviours?

    <p>Short-term pleasure but harsh long-term consequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes it challenging for individuals with BPD to face difficult emotions honestly?

    <p>The constant promotion of pleasure-seeking and avoidance behaviours in society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What emotional avoidance behaviour is often seen in individuals with BPD who fear abandonment and are sensitive to guilt and shame?

    <p>Multitasking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of using emotional avoidance behaviours?

    <p>Losing significant relationships and being unable to function in life situations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of people-pleasing as an emotional avoidance behaviour?

    <p>To avoid rejection or abandonment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emotional mastery?

    <p>The ability to control one's emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an unrealistic expectation that can be an emotional avoidance behaviour?

    <p>Multitasking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key to overcoming emotional avoidance behaviours for individuals with BPD?

    <p>Emotional responsibility and self-awareness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What emotional avoidance behaviour is used to feel internally secure?

    <p>Desiring control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can emotional avoidance behaviours lead to?

    <p>Desperation and an urge to give up on life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Emotional Avoidance Behaviours in Borderline Personality Disorder

    • Emotional avoidance behaviour is used to avoid intolerable emotions, but there are always consequences.
    • Pleasure-seeking and thrill-seeking activities/products are common emotional avoidance behaviours, but they have harsh long-term consequences.
    • Companies worldwide promote consumption of their products to avoid emotional responsibility, making it challenging to face difficult emotions honestly.
    • Scattered/racing thoughts are another emotional avoidance behaviour, often seen in individuals with BPD who fear abandonment and are sensitive to guilt and shame.
    • Multitasking is an unrealistic expectation that can be an emotional avoidance behaviour to avoid frustrated/irritated responses and the fear of abandonment.
    • People-pleasing is another emotional avoidance behaviour to avoid rejection or abandonment, but it can be tiring and produce resentment.
    • The difficulty of emotions dictates which emotional avoidance behaviours are chosen in BPD.
    • Desiring an unrealistic amount of control over environments and people is another emotional avoidance behaviour used to feel internally secure.
    • Emotional avoidance behaviours are used regardless of the consequences they might produce, including losing significant relationships and being unable to function in life situations.
    • Emotional avoidance behaviours can lead to desperation and an urge to give up on life.
    • Emotional mastery can be undermined by the constant promotion of pleasure-seeking and avoidance behaviours in society.
    • Emotional responsibility and self-awareness are essential for individuals with BPD to overcome emotional avoidance behaviours and improve their quality of life.

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