Abstract:Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are typically confronted with others having negative emotional reactions toward them. This is especially the case with therapeutic laypersons in the health care system as well as in their social surroundings. It is unclear, however, whether these reactions are specific to BPD or associated more broadly with poor ego functioning. In this experimental analogue study, therapeutic laypersons (N = 147) were asked to watch 20-min video segments showing different ty… Show more
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