Borderline Personality Disorder Subtypes Explained

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We’re going to revisit BPD subtypes in this video and clarify some questions from the first one. A subtype is a different presentation or form of an idea or concept. For our purposes, “borderline personality disorder” is the general term we use for this disorder, and the subtypes are the specific presentations, or forms, of BPD.

Discouraged or “Quiet borderline” BPD
• Clingy
• Follow the crowd
• Dependent

Impulsive BPD
• Flirtatious, captivating, elusive, superficial
• Thrill seekers
• Highly energetic

Petulant BPD
• Unpredictable
• Irritable, complainers
• Impatient•

Self-Destructive BPD
• Impulsive
• Indecisive
• Between apologetic submissive to stubborn resistant

These are overlapping in many cases and can be situationally specific to person or place.

How do you understand more about BPD subtypes:

First, identify which type or types are most prevalent for you and start there. Then pair this with situations or with core content, those driving forces to engage in maladaptive patterns.

Let’s explore what we know so far. What’s the benefit to learning your BPD subtypes? This can help you build insight which helps you recognize issues to open the possibly to do things differently for yourself and use adaptive patterns to manage BPD symptoms and issues.

This is just the beginning to understanding yourself and BPD.

If you want to learn more, there is a subtype assessment and activity included in my workbook, the BPD workbook.

Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and award winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 15 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence.

He has published several articles in these areas and is the author of:

The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Now Available, you can order it now at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1

Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children: https://goo.gl/sZYhym
The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders: https://goo.gl/ZAVe9v

Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com).

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Citation:

Millon, Theodore; Carrie M. Millon; Seth Grossman; Sarah Meagher; Rowena Ramnath (2004). Personality Disorders in Modern Life. John Wiley and Sons.