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Item Differentiating borderline personality disorder from bipolar disorder using the Rorschach Inkblot Test(2013-12) Gilbert, Trae Wade; Sherry, Alissa RenéThe proposed study has one central purpose, to determine if the Comprehensive System (CS), an empirically valid system for scoring and interpreting the Rorschach Inkblot Test, can effectively discriminate between individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and those diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Previously conducted, peer-reviewed studies since 1985 have uncovered CS variables that were statistically significant in BPD and in bipolar groups when examined separately. However, there have been relatively few such investigations, making the body of research with CS variables small in this area. It would be valuable to know whether or not the CS is a useful tool in distinguishing between these two disorders. A second goal of the current study is to uncover variables that help diagnose both bipolar disorder and BPD as separate entities. Some CS variables have not been previously studied with regard bipolar disorder or BPD. Additional research with variables known to be useful in identifying these disorders will cross-validate findings that already exist. Moreover, if the Rorschach could help classify individuals with these disorders and uncover distinct differences between them in their test results, these data would also lend support for the idea that these are indeed two different disorders, a tertiary goal of the current study.Item The Moderating Role of Maternal Attachment on Borderline Personality Disorder Features and Dependent Life Stress(2016-10-20) Ball, Ericka Michelle; Venta, Amanda; Crosby, James; Henderson, CraigBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD) affects 1.6% of adolescents and 20% of inpatient adolescents. Life stress has been linked to BPD during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Moreover, previous research, in adults, has linked BPD features to dependent stress (i.e., stress that is induced or elicited by the individual rather than the situation). Prior research has not examined dependent stress alongside BPD features in adolescents. Given prior research showing that secure attachment moderates the association between psychopathology and dependent stressful life events in adults, the current study examined attachment security as a buffer against stressful life events, a proposition that has not been evaluated with regard to adolescents with BPD. We hypothesized a moderation model in which (1) BPD features and diagnosis would be positively associated with dependent life stress, (2) secure attachment would be negatively associated with BPD features and diagnosis, and (3) attachment would moderate the relation between BPD and dependent life stress. Results supported the first two hypotheses; BPD diagnosis was significantly, positively associated with dependent life stress, and negatively associated with two attachment variables, maternal availability and dependability. However, no such association was present for two other attachment variables, maternal care and overprotection, nor was there a significant moderating effect of attachment. Contrary to the third hypothesis, no significant evidence that attachment acts as a buffer in the relation between BPD and dependent life stress was found when all three variables were assessed concurrently. Nonetheless, results confirm previously documented relations between BPD, dependent life stress, and attachment.