A patient demonstrating borderline personality disorder says, "When I met him, he was perfect and gave me everything. Now I know how bad he really is. He left me alone tonight to go out with others, so I had to cut myself." Which feature is evident?
a. Splitting
b. Paranoia
c. Grandiosity
d. Submissiveness
A
Splitting involves the inability to integrate the good and bad aspects of an object, so her boyfriend is seen as perfect or entirely bad, not as a person with some traits that she likes and some that she dislikes. Paranoid tendencies involve feelings of persecution. There is no indication that the patient is submissive or grandiose.
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