Characteristics Of Borderline Personality Disorder In The Movie Mommy Dearest

What is Borderline Personality Disorder? Defined by the website www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com, “Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness that causes unstable moods, behavior, and relationships. It usually begins during adolescence or early adulthood.” One may wonder what can be the cause of this disorder. BPD can be detected by an in-person interview about the symptoms that are occurring. The input from family and close friends of the individual that is being treated can also help detect the symptoms. The causes for BPD are not fully

In the movie Mommie Dearest Joan Crawford shows many different types of personality disorders. Personality disorders are a deeply engrained or maladaptive pattern of behavior of a specified kind, typically they occur by the time one reaches adolescents and causes difficulty in personal relationships or society. Studying these psychological disorders can help us to identify and properly treat these abnormal functions that we acquire as we grow older. One way to learn how to identify these disorders is through movie analysis. When you are able to recognize these disorders through a movie they stick out in the real world much more. The disorders that I analyzed that Joan Crawford had were, Bipolar, Borderline, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Narcissism.

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a condition characterized by the inability to regulate emotions. This results in impulsivity, poor self-image, poor personal relationships, and mood swings. She’s come undone by Wally Lamb unravels Dolores Price’s BPD as she goes through several stressors in her life which ultimately end with her condition. The purpose of this paper is to underscore the various stressors and her resulting behavior, and why they have led me to believe she has BPD. The diagnosis is based on an evaluation of her symptoms and references the DSM-5 to confirm the diagnosis. This is followed by a literary review of Borderline Personality Disorder including its symptoms, causes, and treatments. Two defense mechanisms utilized

Personality Disorders are patterns of inflexible traits that disrupt social life or work and may distress the affected individual. Psychological Disorders is an illness that an individual experience as episodes, and can be clearly distinguished from personality. While we aren’t trained psychologists, everyone can learn how to learn these disorders and identify them in movies and TV, or even real life! A movie that can help you learn how to identify and have a better understanding of these disorders is “Mommie Dearest”. This movie is based off a book about a famous actress Joan Crawford who had multiple disorders. The disorders Joan Crawford possessed was Bipolar, Narcissistic, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, and Borderline.

Luca’s summary of borderline personality disorder, “characterized by hyper-reactivity to various emotional stimuli and instability in almost all functioning areas, from affectivity to impulse control and self-image” has great imagery (2011, p. 2). Tiffany shows her hypersensitivity in nearly every scene. She is acutely aware of how people talk to her, always defensive and ready to strike out against perceived wrongs. BPD is characterized by these alleged injustices, causing relationships to crumble. Her many impulsive hookups with coworkers is another illustration of her BPD, the irrational and unsafe behavior

Borderline personality disorder can include many aspects: instability in mood regulation, impulse control, difficulties in interpersonal relationships and self-image. (Lieb et al, 2004) Jaynelle has experienced all of these at some time in her life. She grew up stealing from Safeway to be able to eat, uprooting her family to move with multiple boyfriends, and she overreacts when she thinks she is being slighted by social services. She is quick to anger and lashes out when provoked.

In psychology personalities are developed through several theorist, but from these personalities can become skewed, causing a psychological disorder on a person's personality. These personality disorders can commonly be seen in about 31 million Americans, which densely equals out to 15% of our population population (Davis, n.d.). Psychological disorders are seen as behavior patterns or mental processes that creates a difficulty for oneself or a hinder on an individual's strength to endure certain situations that take place in life everyday. Disorders are primarily discovered through psychological testing, however, it is possible to identify them through watching psychological films or thrillers. In this case, the character Joan Crawford will be analyzed for her dominant personality disorders in the movie Mommie Dearest. While watching the movie Mommie Dearest the audience can easily recognize obsessive cleaning rituals, a fantasy over one’s own success, and dramatic changes of moods that swing up and down. The main character, Joan Crawford, displays dominant characteristics of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and a narcissistic personality disorder. As an audience we see that these disorders become very upsetting to those that are close to her, affecting her relationships with everyone and everything, specifically with her daughter Christina.

Abstract: This paper will discuss the causes and psychological impact of borderline personality disorder. It will also talk about how to treat those impacted by borderline personality disorder.

“Personality disorders have been documented in approximately 9 percent of the general U.S. population” (Angstman, Rasmussen, 2011). Emotional dysregulation disorder or its common name borderline personality disorder is a very serious and chronic disorder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) describes borderline personality disorder as “a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity that begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts” (Gardner, 2006). Within the last 20 years, psychologists and other mental health professionals have made tremendous strides in research on what exactly borderline personality disorder, some of its triggers and possible effective treatment options. Borderline personality disorder is defined as a disorder that generates severe emotional instability which can be a springboard that can lead to other stress induced mental and behavioral problems.

Mothers who also have borderline personality disorder will sometimes punish their children severely and not monitor their actions properly. Mothers with borderline personality disorder act differently than mothers without BPD, such as lashing out, not monitoring their children because of depression, and can lead to children mimicking their behavior or their bad habits. They can also get irritated with their children easier. Mothers who have borderline personality disorder will have a harder time being emotionally there for their children. Children are more likely to have attention disorders, aggressive behavior, or low self-esteem. Children may feel that their mothers love is toxic to them. Having borderline personality disorder as an adolescent

With the understanding of the breakdown of BPD, lets define the full disorder. Consistent with the Mayo Health Clinic, when someone suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder, they suffer from “…a mental health disorder that impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others, causing problems in everyday life” (2015). Anything impacting one’s thought process and feelings will cause distress and negative consequences with every aspect of life. Three main aspects of life gain acknowledgement; impulses, self-image, and

In this paper, I will be reviewing the findings of a study on borderline personality disorder and what goes on in a person with BPD’s brain, for their aggression and impulsivity to be triggered. This study was conducted by neuroscientists and psychologists at University of Pittsburgh, and Wayne State University in Detroit. The study was done on fifty-six female patients from various clinics who had met all or most of the criteria for having Borderline Personality Disorder. Their ages ranged from 18-45. The reason given for only testing on women, is that women make up seventy-five percent of people with BPD--an overwhelming majority.

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) affects about 4% of the general population, and at least 20% of the clinical psychiatric population. (Kernberg and Michels, 2009) In the clinical psychiatric population, about 75% of those with the disorder are women. BPD is also significantly heritable, with 42-68% of the variance associated

Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) include a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and is marked impulsivity. BPD begins in early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts. Alice Klieg displays 6 of

Aforementioned interpretations and mechanisms are in line with intra-psychic perspective that says the intensity of childhood hatred, aggression and envy are inherently traumatic. Potential borderline personality disorder sufferers may experience an excess of such unassimilable negative emotions, leading in turn to excessive splitting and projection. In addition, in such cases, the primal trauma is interpersonal: a failure of parental empathy, leading to disruption of a coherent sense of self and the emergence of ‘disintegration products’ in later life such as aggression, or attempts at self-soothing through addiction, compulsive sexuality and even self-injury (Bateman and Holmes, 1995).