Cycle 5 - Flashcard Set 3
What is the availability heuristic?
The availability heuristic is a perceptual bias based on easy recall of recent experiences or information that can lead to false conclusions.
How can the availability heuristic impact relationships for people with BPD?
It can distort perceptions and cause maladaptive patterns of self-contempt and self-sabotage.
What is the tortoise and the hair metaphor used for in the context of managing BPD biases?
The tortoise represents system 2 in the brain, which is slower and more deliberate and assesses information before embracing it, while the hair represents system 1, which is fast and wily and can overwhelm people
What can people with BPD do to challenge the availability heuristic?
They need to be slow and steady like the tortoise, recognize frustration, and remember that not everything is worth using to define themselves or their relationships.
What is system 2 in the brain?
System 2 is slower and more deliberate and assesses information before embracing it.
What is system 1 in the brain?
System 1 is fast and wily and can overwhelm people.
What can people with BPD do to manage biases and distortions?
Slowing down and challenging the availability heuristic can help.
How can people with BPD win the race against their disorder?
By being slow and steady and using the tortoise system to assess information and make decisions.
What is important to manage BPD?
Challenging false beliefs and maladaptive patterns of self-contempt and self-sabotage.
Is it possible to overcome the availability heuristic perceptual bias?
Yes, it is possible with deliberate effort and a slow and steady approach.
What is the impact of intense internal critics on people with BPD?
The availability heuristic can reinforce these internal critics.
What does the availability heuristic encourage?
A downward spiral and saps energy to push back.
