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The Relationship between Five Factor Model of Personality and Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder in a Non-clinical Sample
Maryam Babaeefard, Mohammad-Naghi Farahani, Hadi Hashemi Razini,
Volume 9, Issue 3 (12-2015)
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors and facets of Five Factor Model in people with
borderline and schizotypal personality traits.190 Kharazmi university students completed three
questionnaires: Goldberg Inventory, Borderline personality Inventory (BPI) and Schizotypal Personality
Questionnaire-Brief (SPQ-B). Participants, according to cut off points of Borderline personality Inventory and
Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief, were classified into four groups: high borderline trait, low
borderline trait, high schizotypal trait and low schizotypal trait. When the results of discriminant function for borderline and schizotypal groups were obtained, people who were determined as real borderline and real schizotypal were classified into
two groups named typical borderline and typical schizotypal. Data were analyzed using discriminant
analysis.SPSS.22 was used in order to analyze data. Findings showed that both factors and facets of Five
Factor Model could determine people with borderline and schizotypal personality traits in all six groups. In
the factor level, openness to experience and extraversion and in the facet level, gregariousness, orderliness, tranquility and organization were the best discriminants in typical borderline and typical schizotypal groups respectively.


Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Techniques of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Emotion Regulation Strategies in Women with Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Abuse Disorder: Multiple Baseline Design
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Volume 9, Issue 3 (12-2015)
Abstract

Comorbidity between Borderline personality disorderand substance abuse disorder is very high. The present study examined the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on negative emotion regulation strategies in women with borderline personality disorder and substance abuse. Based on the willingness to participate in the research, structured clinical interview and the criteria for inclusion, of female patients with borderline personality disorders and substance abuse 4 people were purposefully selected. These four participants underwent emotion regulation techniques of dialectical behavior therapy for 12 sessions. In order to measure negative emotion regulation strategies, Garnesfky cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire was used. To analyze the collected data, visual analysis of charts and trend indicators, stable, percentage of non-overlapping data and percentage of overlapping data was used. Emotion regulation techniques of Dialectical behavior therapy reduced the scores of negative emotion regulation strategies in women with borderline personality disorders and substance abuse. A review of the effectiveness charts and the amount of effect represented
a significant reduction in the use of negative emotion regulation strategies (including self-blame, rumination, blaming others and catastrophizing) in participants. Dialectical behavior therapy is useful in the reduction of the use of emotion regulation strategies (including selfblame, rumination, blaming others an catastrophizing). It seemed these techniques can be useful in the treatment of women with comorbidity borderline personality disorders and substance abuse.


Normal and Abnormal Personality Patterns in a Patients with Leukemia: A Clinical Case study
Hamed Kashanaki, Fatemeh Dehghani Arani, Tayebeh Ferdosi,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (2-2019)
Abstract
Cancer can cause many psychological problems. Up to now, most of the research has focused on post-cancer problems, while this study has been done with the purpose of understanding the normal and abnormal personality patterns which would have a role in cancer. The aime of this study was to  clarify the normal and abnormal personality patterns in a patients with leukemia. This study is based on the  biopsychosocial model of health and dynamic model of personality. Shedler and Westsen's Assessment Procedure (SWAP) was used for evaluating the patient's normal/abnormal personality patterns. The diagnosis which obtained from conducting  SWAP were consistent with the patient's normal/abnormal personality patterns. In other words, the dependent and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder patterns in the patient was consistent with low self-knowledge, high narcissism, low machiavelism, low psychopathy, low self-esteem, high fundamentalism, high repression, low mindfulness, low self-compassion, and high social desirability. Findings of this study explored the main normal and abnormal personality charachteristics associated with leukemia. Identifying and planning for managing the effects of these kind of personality patterns could empower psychotherapeutic protocols and also increase therapeutic compliance in patients with lukemia.  

Effectiveness of a Short-term Group Dialectic Behavior Therapy on Quality of Lif of Girl Adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms
Shahrokh Makvand Hosseini, Fatemeh Azarfar, Parviz Sabahi,
Volume 13, Issue 2 (9-2019)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of short-term dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques on quality of life in adolescent girls with symptoms of borderline personality disorder. In a semi-experimental design ,after screening, among the eligible individuals and 54 applicants were randomly divided into two equal groups according to the score level, Experimental group received dialectical behavior therapy in intensive group method (12 sessions twice a day, 3 times a week), while control group did not receive treatment. Participants completed the Quality of Life Scale (SF-36) in three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Data were analyzed using Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANCOVA). The results showed significant differences between the two groups in the post-test for the mean components:
1- Physical Function (0.003) 2- Role / Emotional Restriction (0.042) 3- Energy / Fatigue (0.001) 4- Emotional Well-being (0.001) 5- Social Function (0.003) 6- Pain (0.0010) 7- General Health (0.001) as well as total quality of life score (0.003).At 4-month follow-up, the results were also consistent in the components of physical performance (0.013), social performance (0.030), total quality of life (0.049).  

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