title: On the development of the "borderline-child-to-be".
abstract: A model of the development of the borderline child is presented. It is organized around three central themes: early experiences of being overwhelmed (trauma); the evolution of developmental deficits; and desperate reliance on ultimately maladaptive survival mechanisms for coping.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D004328:Drive; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D009769:Object Attachment; D010553:Personality Development; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept