All memos tagged #borderline-personality-disorder-lexicon

Reverse Discard refers to a relationship dissolution pattern in which one partner deliberately withdraws, escalates conflict, or sustains ambiguity so the other person initiates the breakup. In a...

Identified patient is a term from family therapy and systems psychology describing the person within a dysfunctional group—often a family, but also any close-knit system—who becomes the focal point...

Contexts cluster-b-lexicon borderline-personality-disorder-lexicon narcissistic-personality-disorder-lexicon

A false emergency refers to a situation where an individual exaggerates, fabricates, or dramatizes a crisis that does not reflect genuine necessity or objective danger. In clinical contexts, false...

Splitting is a psychological defense mechanism frequently associated with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), though it may also occur in other contexts. It involves perceiving people, situations,...

This memo is a glossary of terms for things related to Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Glossary Abandonment Sensitivity - An extreme fear of being left, ignored, or rejected—real or imagined....

Contexts cluster-b-lexicon (See: Cluster B Glossary) borderline-personality-disorder-lexicon (See: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Glossary) narcissistic-personality-disorder-lexicon (See:...

A Double bind is a psychological and relational dynamic in which a person receives contradictory messages that make any consistent response impossible. The concept has been studied in contexts such...

DARVO, an acronym for "deny, attack, reverse victim and offender", is a reaction that perpetrators of wrongdoing, such as sexual offenders, may display in response to being held accountable for their...

Distortion campaign refers to a systematic effort to discredit or undermine a person who has attempted to establish boundaries or exit a relationship. A distortion campaign typically involves the...

Breadcrumbing, also called Hansel and Grettelling, is a pattern of intermittent, minimal attention in relationships, characterized by sporadically giving signals of interest or affection without...

Triangulation involves bringing a third party into a conflict or relationship dynamic to create tension, manipulate perceptions, or gain an advantage. In relationships with Borderline Personality...

Idealization and Devaluation are two phases in a common relational cycle in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) relationships. During idealization, the individual with BPD places their loved one on...

Black and White Thinking is a cognitive distortion in which people, situations, or self-concepts are perceived in rigid extremes, such as entirely good or entirely bad. Also called Splitting or...

Reactive abuse is a behavioral pattern in which a person who is being subjected to prolonged mistreatment responds with outbursts of anger, aggression, or other reactive behaviors that can then be...