Psychophysiological Research of Borderline Personality Disorder: Review and Implications for Biosocial Theory

Abstract: According to the Biosocial theory, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is developed by a biological predisposition to hyperarousal and hyperreactivity combined with an invalidating environment. Although widely supported by subjective measures, the impaired insight present in BPD may skew results, and thus psychophysiological measures have been suggested as an alternative method of examining possible biological differences in BPD. The current review aimed to critically assess psychophysiological research of BPD by electronic searching of relevant databases, with 22 articles meeting inclusion criteria. Results showed that in contrast to the hyperarousal proposed in the Biosocial theory, BPD was associated with hypoarousal and hyporeactivity to non-emotionally valenced stimuli. However, there was also evidence of BPD hyperreactivity towards negatively valenced stimuli, and impaired habituation during stressor tasks. As current psychophysiological results were inconsistent, it has be.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/677

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Psychophysiological Research of Borderline Personality Disorder: Review and Implications for Biosocial Theory ; volume:10 ; number:1 ; day:28 ; month:02 ; year:2014 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 10, Heft 1 (28.02.2014)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Tara Cavazzi ; Rodrigo Becerra

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v10i1.677
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101417480061758503
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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