Select one of the personality disorders or substance abuse disorders from the Film List.

Use the Research Analysis Job Aid to complete this assignment.

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,500-word paper that discusses research-based interventions to treat psychopathology.

Review and differentiate the characteristics of the selected disorder and discuss the research about intervention strategies for the disorder by completing the following:

• Evaluate three peer reviewed research studies using the University of Phoenix Material: Research Analysis.
• Conceptualize the disorder using the biopsychosocial or diathesis-stress models.
• Discuss the treatments or interventions that have been shown to be the most effective for your selected disorder. Why?

Cite at least five peer-reviewed sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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Borderline personality disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD),^[8] is a mental illness characterized by a long-term pattern of unstable relationships, a distorted sense of self, and strong emotional reactions.^[4][5] There is often self-harm and other dangerous behavior.^[4] People may also struggle with a feeling of emptiness, fear of abandonment, and detachment from reality.^[4] Symptoms may be brought on by seemingly normal events.^[4] The behavior typically begins by early adulthood and occurs across a variety of situations.^[5] Substance abuse, depression, and eating disorders are commonly associated with BPD.^[4] Up to 10% of people affected die by suicide.^[4][5]

BPD’s causes are unclear but seem to involve genetic, neurological, environmental, and social factors.^[4][6] It occurs about five times more often in a person who has an affected close relative.^[4] Adverse life events also appear to play a role.^[7] The underlying mechanism appears to involve the frontolimbic network of neurons.^[7] BPD is recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as a personality disorder, along with nine other such disorders.^[5] Diagnosis is based on the symptoms, while a medical examination may be done to rule out other problems.^[4] The condition must be differentiated from an identity problem or substance use disorders, among other possibilities.^[5]

BPD is typically treated with therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).^[4] Another type, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), may reduce the risk of suicide.^[4] Therapy may occur one-on-one or in a group.^[4] While medications do not cure BPD, they may be used to help with the associated symptoms.^[4] Some people require care in hospital.^[4]

About 1.6% of people have BPD in a given year with some estimates as high as 6%.^[4][5] Women are diagnosed about three times as often as men.^[5] It appears to become less common among older people.^[5] Up to half of people improve over a ten-year period.^[5] People affected typically use a high amount of healthcare resources.^[5] There is an ongoing debate about the naming of the disorder, especially the suitability of the word borderline.^[4] The disorder is often stigmatized in both the media and the psychiatric field.^[9]

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

• Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
• In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
• Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
• Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

 

LopesWrite Policy

• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
• Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
• Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

• The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
• Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
• I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
• As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

• Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: 
  • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
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