Introduction : Le trouble de personnalité limite (TPL) entraîne des conséquences majeures sur le quotidien des personnes qui sont affectées par celui-ci. Une évaluation rigoureuse et fiable du fonctionnement au quotidien des personnes ayant un TPL est essentielle afin d’orienter adéquatement les services de réadaptation. Objectifs : Les objectifs de cette thèse sont de : 1) concevoir un outil de mesure du fonctionnement des personnes ayant un TPL ; 2) valider cet outil de mesure, en vérifiant sa cohérence interne, sa fidélité test-retest et sa validité de construit convergente. Méthode : La conception des dimensions du questionnaire et des échelles de mesure a été faite par une recension des écrits et des consultations auprès de 42 experts (personnes avec un TPL, cliniciens et chercheurs) à l’aide de différentes méthodes (groupes de discussion, méthode d’enquête Delphi). Un prétest qualitatif a été réalisé auprès de huit personnes présentant un TPL. Pour la fidélité test-retest, le nouveau questionnaire a été administré à deux reprises (intervalle de deux semaines), auprès de 36 adultes ayant un TPL. La validité de construit convergente a été obtenue en comparant les scores issus du questionnaire à ceux du World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) et de l’Échelle d’évaluation globale du fonctionnement (EGF). Résultats : Le questionnaire autoadministré FAB (Fonctionnement Au quotidien pour le trouble de personnalité Borderline) comporte 38 items divisés en quatre domaines : les activités de base au quotidien, les activités dans la collectivité, les dimensions de l’environnement social et les dimensions internes de la personne. Chaque item est évalué selon deux échelles de cotation : 1) le mode de fonctionnement de la personne et 2) le degré de difficulté perçue. La cohérence interne du FAB est élevée (alpha de Cronbach = 0,88 pour l’échelle 1 et 0,82 pour l’échelle 2). Le FAB montre une fidélité test-retest de très bonne à excellente pour l’échelle 1 (ICC=0,92, IC 95% : 0,85-0,96) et pour l’échelle 2 (ICC=0,87, IC 95% : 0,75-0,93). Les deux échelles de cotation sont modérément corrélées à l’EGF (r=0,48; p=0,003 pour l’échelle 1 et r=0,41; p=0,013, pour l’échelle 2, respectivement) et sont fortement corrélées au WHODAS 2.0 (r=-0,70; p<0,001 pour les deux échelles). Conclusion : Le FAB est un nouveau questionnaire prometteur portant sur des dimensions fonctionnelles touchées par le TPL. Il pourra être un levier de discussion entre les personnes ayant un TPL et les cliniciens pour identifier les cibles prioritaires de changement dans leur fonctionnement quotidien. / Abstract: Introduction: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has a major impact on the daily lives of people affected by it. A rigorous and reliable assessment of the day-to-day functioning of people with BPD is essential to adequately guide rehabilitation services. Objectives: The main objectives of this project are to: 1) to design a tool for measuring the functioning of people with BPD; 2) validate this new measurement tool by verifying its internal consistency, test-retest reliability and convergent construct validity with tools measuring functioning. Methods: The development of the dimensions of the questionnaire and the measurement scale was done through a literature review and consultations with 42 experts (persons with BPD, clinicians and researchers) through various methods (focus groups, Delphi survey). A qualitative pre-test was carried out with eight persons with BPD in order to verify the intelligibility of the questionnaire. For test-retest reliability, the new questionnaire was administered twice, with a two-week interval, to 36 adults with BPD. The convergent construct validity was obtained by comparing the scores from the 36 participants with those obtained from the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) and the Global Functioning Assessment Scale (GAF), a tool completed by a psychiatrist. Results: The FAB self-administered questionnaire consists of 38 items divided into four areas: basic day-to-day activities, community-based activities, dimensions of the social environment, and internal dimensions of the person. Each item is assessed according to two rating scales: 1) the person's mode of functioning and its impact on health and well-being; 2) the degree of difficulty perceived. The FAB’s internal consistency was high (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.88 for scale 1 and 0.82 for scale 2). The FAB demonstrated very good to excellent test-retest reliability (ICC=0.92, 95% CI: 0.85-0.96). Both scales were moderately correlated with the GAF (r=0.48, p=0.003 and r=0.41, p=0.013) and strongly correlated with the WHODAS 2.0 (r=-0.70, p<0.001 for both scales). Conclusion: The FAB is a promising new questionnaire addressing functional dimensions affected by BPD. It can serve as a trigger for more in-depth discussion between persons with BPD and clinicians to identify targets for change in their daily functioning.

People diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) have been subjected to stigma and told that their difficulties are untreatable. Although recovery is now understood to be possible for this client group, much controversy exists around whether BPD is, in fact, an illness. The implications of this belief have not yet been explored from the perspective of the client. Furthermore, little research has attempted to deconstruct what constitutes the therapeutic alliance for people diagnosed with BPD and their clinicians from a Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) perspective. The present research study therefore aimed to explore what impacts on the recovery of people diagnosed with BPD. This included investigating the impact of the construct of illness and the therapeutic relationship. The research employed a correlational and non-randomised design, using a cross-sectional approach. The Repertory Grid technique was used among a sample of 20 clients diagnosed with BPD and their clinicians. Relevant questionnaires were also administered to ascertain BPD symptomatology and the perceived quality of the therapeutic relationship. Among findings, a statistically significant correlation is presented for the association between a poor therapeutic relationship and increased BPD symptoms. Evidence (in the form of a borderline significant correlation) is also revealed to suggest that clients diagnosed with BPD construe fewer benefits from psychological therapy when they consider the well-ill construct to be more important (i.e. superordinate). The results provide new information with regard to the treatment of people diagnosed with BPD.

El Trastorno Límite de personalidad (TLP) es un severo trastorno mental, de gran incidencia en la población clínica, el tratamiento actual es básicamente psicoterapéutico y la relación terapeuta-paciente es fundamental para el desarrollo. El problema principal fue definido como ¿qué actitudes están presentes en los psicólogos y psiquiatras en pacientes sobre el trastorno límite de la personalidad en un hospital psiquiátrico de Lima-Perú?, de la cual no existe antecedentes de investigación de ese tipo en el país. El tipo de investigación es aplicativa con diseño no experimental y transversal y el nivel es descriptivo. El instrumento utilizado es una escala tipo Likert de 33 preguntas, prueba creada para fines de esta investigación. La muestra se eligió aleatoriamente. El tamaño de la muestra se calculó utilizando la fórmula de poblaciones finitas, cuantificándola en 47 participantes. Se evaluó los resultados con el programa estadístico SPSS, usando la formula estadística de Chi2. Un tercio de la muestra considera la conducta manipuladora como síntoma importante para el diagnóstico, sobre todo durante la hospitalización. La mayoría de los profesionales reconoce que la actitud hacia estos pacientes es diferente al de otros pacientes con otros diagnósticos. Las sensaciones de frustración y agotamiento emocional son frecuentes entre los profesionales de la salud mental. Los psicólogos tuvieron mayores cogniciones desfavorables sobre el TLP en comparación con los psiquiatras. / Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a severe mental disorder, high incidence in clinical population, the current treatment is basically psychotherapeutic and therapistpatient relationship is essential for development. The main problem was defined as what are the attitudes of psychology and psychiatrists in patients on borderline personality disorder in a psychiatric hospital in Lima, Peru, in which there is no history of such research in that country. The research is not experimental and applicative with cross-sectional design and the level is descriptive. The instrument used is a Likert scale of 33 questions, a questionnaire created for purposes of this investigation. The sample was chosen randomly. The sample size was calculated using the formula of finite populations, quantifying it in 47 participants. The results with the SPSS statistical program was evaluated using Chi2 statistical formula. A third of the sample considered manipulative behavior as an important symptom for the diagnosis, especially during hospitalization. Most professionals recognize that the attitude towards these patients is different from other patients with other diagnoses. Feelings of frustration and emotional exhaustion are common among professionals. Psychologists were more unfavorable cognitions about the BPD compared with psychiatrists. / Tesis

Delinquency represents a social issue of considerable importance. However, not as much attention is paid to antisocial individuals in psychology in relation to research as needed. In order to discern the causes of delinquency and to propose pedagogic and psychologic prevention actions, it is necessary to examine in detail the way delinquents see the world around them and themselves. In my work, I present qualitative research in the identity and intentionality of delinquents which is based on the analysis of the interviews with five incarcerated persons, recidivists, at the age of 25 - 35, and also on the study of their Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) performances. For the analysis of TAT, I used a psychoanalytical approach in accordance with the manual which was translated into Czech in 2019. The result of the research is a description of found identity, intentionality, and also the so-called theory of retribution. Another result is the description of the structure and dynamics of their personality from psychoanalytic point of view. Keywords: Delinquency, identity, mentalization, borderline personality organization

Childhood and adolescent bullying victimization procures mental health issues and dysfunction. Using a longitudinal design from the McMaster Teen study dataset, a semi-parametric group- based trajectory analysis was used to identify distinct patterns of peer victimization across ages 10 to 18. A three-class solution of peer victimization was selected. Most individuals followed a low decreasing trajectory of peer victimization (71.3%). The next largest group followed a moderate decreasing peer victimization trajectory (25.2%), and the smallest group followed a high stable peer victimization trajectory (3.5%). These trajectory groups were used to predict Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) symptoms and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in emerging adulthood (ages 19 to 22). Results indicated that the high stable and moderate decreasing groups differed from the low decreasing group on BPD symptoms; individuals who were bullied by their peers in childhood and adolescence were more likely to have elevated symptoms of BPD in adulthood. However, when controlling for gender and childhood maltreatment, this differentiation only held true for the high stable group. Results also indicated that children and adolescents who followed a high stable trajectory of bullying victimization were more likely to meet PTSD diagnostic criteria in emerging adulthood than those who followed a low decreasing or moderate decreasing trajectory. The implications of the positive associations of childhood and adolescent bullying victimization on BPD symptoms and PTSD are considered via a group socialization theory lens. High levels of bullying victimization are explained as a form of relational trauma. Results suggest that peer relations are powerful enough to lead to subsequent personality pathology, and implications of these associations are examined through a developmental trauma framework. Understanding the developmental impact of childhood and adolescent bullying on BPD symptoms and PTSD provides insight and supports prevention and intervention initiatives at the school level and in clinical practice.

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The relationship between childhood maltreatment and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a prominent issue in the etiological research on BPD. This study further explored the relationship between CSA and the development of borderline personality features while evaluating the moderating role of a primary social support source. The Inventory of Altered Self-Capacities (IASC) (Briere, 2000) was used to measure borderline features of participants in this study, a slightly modified version of the Early Sexual Experiences (ESE) questionnaire (Bartoi & Kinder, 1998) was used to evaluate childhood sexual abuse, and the Quality of Relationships Inventory (Pierce, Sarason, & Sarason, 1991) as well as the Unsupportive Social Interactions Inventory (Ingram, Betz, Mindes, Schmitt, & Smith, 2001) was used to measure social support variables. Consistent with previous research in this area, childhood sexual abuse and low social support were both positively correlated with borderline personality features. It was hypothesized that the presence of a supportive relationship at the time the abuse occurred would moderate the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and borderline features. This moderation hypothesis was not supported in the current study, but possible explanations for these findings are explained. Future research is needed in this area to continue and explore this relationship. It is suggested that longitudinal designs will be the next method of advancing the research in the development of borderline personality disorder and the prevention of the disorder.

The goals of this study were threefold: (1) to identify what percentage of psychologists and clinical social workers disclose the diagnostic label BPD to their patients, (2) to identify factors that influence disclosure, and (3) to gather data about the choice to disclose or not to disclose. The MUM effect was used as the theoretical framework. A sequential explanatory mixed methods design including an online survey was used during the first phase. A total of 125 psychologists and 45 social workers participated in the Phase 1 of the study. The majority of participants stated that they either always or usually disclose diagnostic information. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to predict if there was a significant relationship between the independent variables concerns for self, concerns for the patient, societal norms, gender of the professional, professional occupation, theoretical orientation, and frequency of working with individuals diagnosed with BPD and the dependent variable disclosure. The results indicated a significant relationship between societal norms, gender of the professional, and frequency of working with individuals diagnosed with BPD and disclosure. Telephone interviews were conducted during Phase 2 of the study with a subset of the original sample and included 13 psychologists. The data were analyzed using content analysis with an emphasis on constant comparison. The results demonstrated that, of the 13 psychologists, concerns for the patient, concerns for self, and societal norms impact disclosure. Participants also expressed concerns about the stigma of the diagnosis and disclosure leading to defensiveness or negatively impacting the therapeutic relationship. This study may stimulate future research into disclosure and will inform the efforts of mental health workers in their efforts to establish more transparency and trust in their practices.

The purpose of this present study was to examine test performance of the Borderline Personality Disorder on the Symptom Checklist .(SCL-90). This investigation addressed whether the Borderline Personality Disorder has a distinctive profile on the SCL-90, and whether the profile is distinguishable in comparison with two other groups with mental disorders.

This thesis explores the attitudes of women with borderline personality disorder towards otherness. The aim of the thesis was to explore the relationship between different personality characteristics of five women diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and their attitudes towards themselves and representatives of otherness. For these purposes, the Semi- Structured Interview for Personality Functioning (STiP-5.1) assessing personal functioning in the personal and interpersonal domains and the experience sampling method (ESM) were used, through which the respondents recorded the intensity of emotions felt towards themselves and various representatives of otherness for 30 days. The data were processed qualitatively into five case studies. The results indicated significant intraindividual variability in emotions toward self and representatives of otherness. The methods could find application in the treatment process and therapy, whereby assessment of personality functioning could contribute to the overall current picture of the patient and the variability of their psychological attitudes in response to certain life events could be monitored using ESM. KEYWORDS borderline personality disorder, otherness, STiP-5.1, experience sampling methodology