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Old Jan 18, 2007, 04:47 PM
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Try this link regarding STEPPS

http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/m...pps/index.html

I especially like the reframing part...

Early in treatment, many of our clients view the term personality disorder as a code for, "it’s all your own fault." The term borderline seems to imply that it is only a matter of time before they fall completely "over the edge." For these reasons, clients often resist the label of BPD, even though they may readily acknowledge the behaviors. Bartels and Crotty have suggested the name Emotional Intensity Disorder as a more accurate description that clients find easier to understand and accept. We use both terms interchangeably. Regardless of the terminology, there are significant advantages to reframing one’s understanding of BPD as a disorder. Rather than viewing themselves as someone who is attempting to manipulate, is attention-seeking, or is sabotaging treatment, the trainees learn to view themselves as driven by the disorder to seek relief from a painful illness through desperate behaviors which are reinforced by negative and distorted thinking.
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