borderline
borderline
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by Sam Vaknin - 2007-02-17
Notes of first therapy session with T. Dal, female, 26, diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)Dal is an attractive young woman but seems to be unable to maintain a stable sense of se...
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by Sam Vaknin - 2007-04-12
Personality disorders are not only all-pervasive, but also diffuse and shape-shifting. It is taxing and emotionally harrowing to watch how a loved one is consumed by these pernicious and largely incur...
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by Sam Vaknin - 2007-04-12
Notes of first therapy session with Ani Korban, male, 46, diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder (AsPD), or Psychopathy and SociopathyAni was referred to therapy by the court, as part of a reh...
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by Sam Vaknin - 2007-04-12
Notes of first therapy session with Dale G., male, 46, diagnosed with Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD)Dale's first enquiry is whether I am in any way associated either with the government or with h...
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by Sam Vaknin - 2007-04-12
Introduction to PsychosisPsychosis is chaotic thinking that is the result of a severely impaired reality test ( the patient cannot tell inner fantasy from outside reality). Some psychotic states are s...
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by Sam Vaknin - 2007-04-12
What is Empathy?Normal people use a variety of abstract concepts and psychological constructs to relate to other persons. Emotions are such modes of inter-relatedness. Narcissists and psychopaths are ...
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by Jim Somchai - 2007-06-14
As we know, success is led by the activities we do. Without actions, we just only wish for our goals to be materialized. And they will never be. However, what controls our actions is still need to be ...
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by Sam Vaknin - 2007-06-28
Interview granted to Elizabeth Svoboda of Psychology TodayQ. Once you became an adult, how did your relationship with your parents change? What are some of the unique difficulties of being an adult ch...
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by Sam Vaknin - 2007-07-01
Three traits conspire to render the narcissist a failure and a loser: his sense of entitlement, his haughtiness and innate conviction of his own superiority, and his aversion to routine.The narcissist...
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by Lissette Robaina - 2008-08-31
Madonna is the biggest "pop" star of all time and has been called "The Queen of Pop". She has dominated the music and video scene since her inception in the early 80's. Madonna's always changing pers...
