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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), as an entity, has a history of being associated with a wide-ranging set of diagnostic criteria and symptoms. A variety of theories, primarily psychodynamic, have attempted to explain the interpersonal and self-related difficulties clients with BPD experience (Gunderson, 1984; Kernberg, 1975). Linehan’s (1993) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and her formulation of BPD are centrally informed by a behavioral model. DBT seeks to understand the behavior of people meeting criteria for BPD using a functional analytic approach. Although frequently confusing and self-destructive, the behavior of individuals with BPD is viewed as following the same behavioral principles that govern all behavior, and particular emphasis is placed on understanding the behavior within the context.
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Waltz, J., Linehan, M.M. (1999). Functional Analysis of Borderline Personality Disorder Behavioral Criterion Patterns. In: Derksen, J., Maffei, C., Groen, H. (eds) Treatment of Personality Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6876-3_14
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