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Revised Diagnostic Interview for BPD

The document contains questions about the interviewee's family background, relationships, education, medical history, personality traits, and current goals and challenges. It asks about their childhood, relationships with parents and siblings, experiences with bullying, health issues affecting the family, factors influencing mood, desires to become a doctor and travel, ease of making friends, instances of losing control of emotions, fears of deep oceans and large things, trust in others, reactions to vulnerability, self-identified personality traits, childhood determination, difficulty admitting limitations, need for emotional support, realizations growing up, decision to discontinue therapy, desire to change outbursts, pleasant and unpleasant sensory experiences, perceptions of unpredictability, and thoughts about being viewed as fake.

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Revised Diagnostic Interview for BPD

The document contains questions about the interviewee's family background, relationships, education, medical history, personality traits, and current goals and challenges. It asks about their childhood, relationships with parents and siblings, experiences with bullying, health issues affecting the family, factors influencing mood, desires to become a doctor and travel, ease of making friends, instances of losing control of emotions, fears of deep oceans and large things, trust in others, reactions to vulnerability, self-identified personality traits, childhood determination, difficulty admitting limitations, need for emotional support, realizations growing up, decision to discontinue therapy, desire to change outbursts, pleasant and unpleasant sensory experiences, perceptions of unpredictability, and thoughts about being viewed as fake.

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1. How are you feeling today, knowing I’m going to ask personal questions?

2. Introduce yourself.

FAMILY
3. You indicated here that your relationship with your parents is good, can you explain
further what this “good” means?
4. You have 3 siblings, 1 brother and 2 sisters. Can you describe your relationship with
them?
5. Who among them is your closest?
6. How are you as an ate?
7. Are you able to confide in your parents? If so, in what ways?
8. You indicated in your intake interview that you’re a private person, do you still open up
major things like achievements and problems to your parents? Siblings?
9. You said you feel loved and respected by your parents. Why so?
10. Can you tell me why your siblings and boyfriend are the most important people in your
life?

RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY
11. You don’t practice religion, is it a personal choice or an influence?

DEVELOPMENTAL BACKGROUND
12. You said your parents let you be who you are. Describe yourself as a daughter.
13. Your parents rewarded you through gifts, does it satisfy you?
14. You can’t remember the ways your parents punished you, does it mean they really do
that? Why so?
15. What is one memory that you will never forget when you were a child?
16. You were asked to highlight anything that applied to you during your childhood and you
highlighted: NIGHT TERRORS and FEARS. Can you elaborate on the reasons?

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
17. You’ve achieved greatly in school because you graduated Valedictorian, but you were
still bullied or severely teased. What factors do you think are the reasons?

MEDICAL BACKGROUND
18. You were healthy during childhood but as you grow old you describe it as “good”, can
you please elaborate?
19. You indicated here that one of your family members has an undiagnosed alcoholism,
BPD or Borderline Personality Disorder and depression disorder. If it is okay with you,
who among your family members have it?
a. Is it still recurring?
b. To the diagnosed ones, do they still continue with the medication?
c. How does it affect your life? At home? In school? In the workplace?

MENSTRUATION
20. Menstruation does affect your mood, is it because of the pain? If not, what factors affect it?

PERSONAL BACKGROUND
21. Do you still wanna be a doctor? And travel the world?
22. If you achieve your present goals/ambitions, which are to survive and live until your siblings
graduate, what do you want to do after?
23. What factors do you think are the reasons that you easily make friends?
24. You ever lost control of your temper, and your emotions. Can you describe it? And can you
tell me the reasons?
25. Can you explain your reasons behind your fears which are the deep oceans and giant
things?
26. Do you easily trust people?
27. Explain your feelings, when people expose your vulnerability?
28. You highlighted “LIFE IS EMPTY”, GUILTY, HORRIBLE THOUGHTS, FULL OF HATE,
ANXIOUS, AGITATED, UNASSERTIVE, REPULSIVE, DEPRESSED, RESTLESS,
SYMPATHETIC, INTELLIGENT, CONSIDERATE, CREATIVE, DETERMINED, SINCERE,
DYNAMIC, COURAGEOUS, CAPABLE, PERFECT, ADVENTUROUS, OPEN-MINDED AND
INDEPENDENT. Do you want to elucidate them individually or in one explanation? Do as you
please.
29. I see you’re a person that is a polymath I must say, but can you elaborate that you’ve been
fitting the void?
30. What were you determined about when you were a child?
31. It’s hard for you to admit that you are incapable , what do you mean by that?
32. You can’t forgive yourself for not asking for help, do you still need help?
33. Do you understand the reason why your mother’s uptight?
34. You need emotional support but didn’t get any, can you elaborate?
35. Your father was always absent emotionally, does it mean both of your parents didn’t sustain
all your needs emotionally or just selective?
36. You indicated that you need space from your father? Why?
37. If you weren’t afraid to be yourself, you might be dead, you said. Can you please elaborate?
38. Can you give me situations where you're always in rage and you don’t know why?
39. You need quietness from a woman or man but never received it. Can you elaborate?
40. Can you give a few realizations that you are having while growing up?
41. You didn’t continue your psychiatric consultation which helped you. Is it a choice? Can you
elaborate?
42. You said you would like to change your outburst behavior, why?
43. Please elaborate the sensation that is especially pleasant and unpleasant for you is people
talking.
44. Why is bed under a tree a very pleasant image of fantasy for you?
45. Why are skinny jeans and traffic an unpleasant image for you?
46. Why do you and your partner think you are unpredictable?
47. Why would you think that someone who dislikes you will think of you as a fake?
48. How do you feel about having our interview?

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The ability to confide in parents as adults is influenced significantly by the emotional foundation laid during childhood. A positive relationship, where a child feels loved and respected, likely fosters openness and trust . Adults who experienced emotional absence from parents, as indicated by phrases such as 'emotionally absent father,' might struggle with openness due to a lack of emotional support during formative years .

The inability to recall childhood punishments might suggest a defense mechanism to protect oneself from painful memories. As adults, this could result in challenges with authority or maintaining discipline . It might also contribute to a lack of boundaries if the individual wasn't guided appropriately, potentially leading to difficulties in personal and professional relationships.

Fear of vast environments can symbolize overwhelming feelings and a fear of the unknown, reflecting deeper psychological conditions like anxiety or past trauma . These fears can indicate a struggle with feeling out of control or anxious about life's uncertainties, often tied to broader existential or personal fears.

Religion or spirituality can significantly shape an individual's values and worldviews, influencing decisions in personal and family life. Non-practice or personal choice in religion can depict an individual's journey towards independence or critical thinking in values distinct from familial traditions . These choices may also affect family interactions, either causing conflict or promoting diverse discussions and acceptance.

Early childhood achievements, like graduating as Valedictorian, can instill confidence and a sense of capability . However, if coupled with negative social experiences such as bullying, it might lead to complexities in self-image, resulting in feelings of inadequacy or a need to constantly prove oneself . This duality can affect social interactions, manifesting as either a confident demeanor or defensive behavior when self-worth is challenged.

1.
How are you feeling today, knowing I’m going to ask personal questions?
2.
Introduce yourself.
FAMILY
3.
You indicated her
20. Menstruation does affect your mood, is it because of the pain? If not, what factors affect it?
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
21. Do

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