Group Therapy Proposal: Borderline Personality Disorder

Introduction

Borderline Personality Disorder affects teens and adults. There exists enough research about how this disorder affects adults, but content about how it affects teenagers is slim. Teens represent a sensitive group in society. They are in the development phase and experience behavioral change. As a result, teens often become victims of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a situation that becomes confusing to caregivers and parents. The series of changes during adolescence makes it challenging to define the actual BPD symptoms among teens. There have been controversies on whether this particular group fits in the category requiring a BPD diagnosis. However, the personality effects among teens and how it contributes to shaping their future lives necessitate BPD diagnosis to help address the growing challenges. BPD is a mental health disorder characterized by compromised relationships, odd behaviors, varied moods, and affects self-image. When people suffer from BPD, it becomes challenging for them to control their moods, and this has significant effects on their personal lives and how they interact with other people. More specifically, for adolescents who have not fully developed, the disorder can significantly affect their behavior and character formation. Besides, BPD effects on adolescents and associated interventions make it challenging for therapists to design the most appropriate strategies to respond to the needs of this population set (Sharp & Fonagy, 2015).

The focus of this research on BPD is essential because of the importance attached to emotional control and mood changes. The research examines the mood changes among adolescents. It serves as a good milestone in exploring possible therapeutic interventions that can assist in supporting adolescents to control their moods and hence develop positive social relationships. To help derive the best findings on BPD, the study will be designed to incorporate existing research on BPD to help identify the existing therapeutic suggestions to counter BPD among adolescents. It will also utilize past statistical figures that demonstrate the prevalence of possible incidences of BPD among teenagers.

Rationale

Adolescents depict variation in behavioral changes because of the hormonal influences during this transition phase. As a result, it is possible to mistake BPD with these changes, needing a specific focus on this population category (Sharp & Fonagy, 2015). Focusing on adolescents as a group to examine the effects of BPD helps in generating diverse data. It helps give a more comprehensive picture of what BPD teenagers go through and the challenges faced by their parents in trying to understand and control their behavior. The findings will be more comprehensive when the participants are from varying groups, social classes, locations, and other environments that influence them. The result is a more reliable outcome that gives a better representation of the actual effects of BPD. Such a rationale also helps eliminate the bias of using a less integrated sample.

Literature Review

Continuous research has contributed to having a better understanding of BPD. BPD has been linked to suicide in some cases because it contributes to depression and functional impairments. While no concrete information fully explains the root causes of BPD, research reveals some genetic connections with some people depicting higher chances of developing BPD. Unfortunately, many people fail to seek medical attention making the disorder more prevalent (Leichsenring et al., 2011). Research indicates that the historical myth about BPD in adolescents and possible reasons to disregard its examination has been proven wrong by clinical records that provide practitioners with valid data about BPD's prevalence. Active assessment becomes essential in responding to this disorder by designing precise diagnosis methods that help identify and correct BPD among adolescents (Sharp & Fonagy, 2015). Indeed, the authors note that a...

…and reliability of the research findings. This categorization will help in designing the topics that will guide the research. For instance, gender-sensitive questions will be exempted from the research. More specifically, personal data is likely to make the participants uncomfortable. The research will focus on related behavioral data like violence, stress, depression, dating, and other variables mentioned in the literature review. For instance, the first topic will focus on the behavioral analysis of the participants and how they perceive themselves. This falls under cognitive therapy. Once all the topics are covered and every participant engaged, it will be followed by training that incorporates therapies to help them understand their behavior. The findings will guide the last section. This last part will be solution-based to help BPD victims learn the most appropriate ways that they can employ to counter adverse effects. Each session will derive inspiration from responses from the participants and their feedback about the areas they feel the study should have integrated. The session goals will be evaluated based on how the participants find the study helpful.

As noted earlier, most of the engagements happen through remote engagements. Thus, the sessions are scheduled to resonate with individual participants. All the participants engage with the first topic before getting to the next one. The responses will be combined and used to prepare the final results to aid in the analysis and discussions hence appropriate to make conclusive findings.

It is essential to note that this proposal assumes that the respondents will cooperate in making the study a success. However, recorded from different research projects, the actual implementation often faces challenges that can change the structure of the study. Thus, the scheduling will be highly influenced by the participants' availability and response rate. The number of participants can also vary, but the study desires…