A patient with borderline personality disorder tells the nurse, "When I met my boyfriend he was simply perfect. Now he is the worst person in the world. I tell him to leave and then I feel so empty and awful that I have to cut myself."
The description of the boyfriend is strongly influenced by the patient's inclination to: a. use splitting.
b. be attention-seeking.
c. display antisocial tendencies.
d. suffer from a formal thought disorder.
A
Splitting is the inability to integrate the good and bad aspects of an object. The boyfriend is either perfect or the worst person in the world. This inability leads to stress that cannot be managed in a healthy manner.
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