Emotionally unstable personality disorders

Question 1

Unstable mood and emotions

Answer 1

Unstable mood and emotions- patient subject to episodes of depression elation only for a
shorter duration, which may mimic functional illness

Question 2

Patient has lack of self-control

Answer 2

 Lack of self-control and impulsive

 Impulsivity including a series of suicidal threats or acts of self-harm and violence

Question 3

Experience chronic feelings of emptiness

Answer 3

Chronic feelings of emptiness

Question 4

Unstable intense relationships

Answer 4

 Unstable intense relationships- multiple, intense and abusive

Question 5

Unstable self-image

Answer 5

 Unstable self image (unclear aims and lack of clear goals in life ) and unstable sexual
preferences (often unclear or disturbed) leading to abnormal sexual behaviour

Question 6

Fear of abandonment

Answer 6

 Fear of abandonment and frantic efforts to avoid them

Question 7

Quasi-psychotic symptoms

Answer 7

 Quasi-psychotic or Dissociative symptoms in times of stress