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What is the significance of emotional reactions in those with BPD?
What is the significance of emotional reactions in those with BPD?
What can cause new events to trigger old thought sequences and painful emotional states?
What can cause new events to trigger old thought sequences and painful emotional states?
What can lead to extreme and irrational thought forms in those with BPD?
What can lead to extreme and irrational thought forms in those with BPD?
What is a significant challenge in recovering from BPD?
What is a significant challenge in recovering from BPD?
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What can lead to ineffective behavioral responding and unhealthy coping mechanisms?
What can lead to ineffective behavioral responding and unhealthy coping mechanisms?
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What is a common barrier to the healing process in those with BPD?
What is a common barrier to the healing process in those with BPD?
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What does learning emotional management take?
What does learning emotional management take?
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What should be the view of mistakes and backsliding during the learning process?
What should be the view of mistakes and backsliding during the learning process?
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What can make adopting and sustaining a helpful attitude toward learning and change challenging?
What can make adopting and sustaining a helpful attitude toward learning and change challenging?
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What does Western society tend to prioritize when solving problems?
What does Western society tend to prioritize when solving problems?
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What can taking responsibility for one's feelings eliminate?
What can taking responsibility for one's feelings eliminate?
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What can influence a person's thinking, feeling, and communication styles in those with BPD?
What can influence a person's thinking, feeling, and communication styles in those with BPD?
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Study Notes
Cognitive Distortions and Emotional Learning in Borderline Personality Disorder
- Those with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) experience more powerful emotional reactions, making unhealthy thoughts more likely to occur and harder to adjust.
- Past trauma can influence current perceptions, thoughts, and emotions, causing new events to trigger old thought sequences and painful emotional states.
- Caregivers and genetics can influence a person's thinking, feeling, and communication styles, leading to extreme and irrational thought forms.
- Recognizing and adjusting cognitive distortions is a significant challenge in recovering from BPD.
- Emotions can make it challenging to remain rational and balanced, but becoming more mindful of thought experiences can lead to a shift in thought patterns.
- Living mindlessly without awareness of self and thoughts can lead to ineffective behavioral responding and unhealthy coping mechanisms.
- Self-judgment can be a barrier to the healing process, leading to thoughts of worthlessness, doubt, fear, or shame.
- Learning emotional management takes time, practice, patience, repetition, and exposure to excellent teaching and coaching.
- Mistakes and backsliding are normal during the learning process and should be viewed as practice opportunities for further self-awareness and skill development.
- The strong urge to avoid unwanted feelings can make adopting and sustaining a helpful attitude toward learning and change challenging.
- Western society tends to prioritize assigning blame rather than practicing mindfulness of feeling states to solve problems.
- Taking responsibility for one's feelings can eliminate the need for blame and save valuable time and energy for problem-solving.
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