title: Self-structure in borderline personality disorder.
abstract: Self-structural theory is applied to the interpersonal aspects of borderline personality disorder. The notion of interpersonal contrasting, a cognitive maneuver, is introduced to account for the sharp changes between divergent self-states characteristic of the disorder. The theory and three prototypical self-states are illustrated with data from a borderline patient by means of a procedure derived from the theory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry, Piscataway, N.J.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gara
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009289:Narcissism; D010553:Personality Development; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support