Borderline Personality Disorder (GN) OOO Unit 2 Action
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What does it feel like to have and interact with someone with borderline personality disorder?
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How? How will I guide my classmates to experience these feelings? At the end of this lesson, students will have: ● Role-played with a person simulating characteristics of borderline personality disorder ● Watch a video of an individual with borderline personality disorder This is a clip from My Super Ex Girlfriend. Uma Thurman's character exhibits several of the characteristics of someone with BPD. This movie trailer is a summary of the movie “My super- ex - girlfriend” http://youtu.be/kj4j_ZmKCqc )
What?
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Reflected on how they felt about the video and the different characteristics the individual with this disorder exhibits
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Identified actions they can take to support a loved one, co-worker, or other person living with borderline personality disorder
How will I guide my classmates to experience these feelings? 1. Introduction. (introducing myself and project)
Agenda & Content
2. Ask students, will be asked what they think “borderline personality disorder” is (verbally) based on their own experiences or knowledge. 3. Students will receive a presentation on borderline personality disorder (verbally). 4. Students will watch a video the Uma video - I will be giving a brief introduction about the clip itself and the movie. Mention DSM class of mental disorders marked by dysfunctional pattern of behaviors and inner experiences (cluster B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual criteria For Mental Disorders, such as: - Unstable sense of self - Dangerous behaviors/impulsive behaviors (substance abuse).
10 - 12 min
Borderline Personality Disorder (GN) OOO Unit 2 Action - Strong bouts of anger. - Mood swings (changeable moods lasting about a few hours). - Feelings of emptiness. - Intense or stormy relationships with loved one's and family. ... as examples to show some of the characteristics they are looking for in the movie/trailer clip. 5. Watch and note take 6. Role - play/Skit: scenarios could be: a. at a store, two customers family members, love each other, one family member disappears, affected person goes crazy, mood shift, exhibits criteria… b. Act out different situations showing the different things you can do around a person with this disorder (the do’s and don’t are going to be illustrated in these skits) 7. Reflect on the video they just watched by building a group definition and discussing about the different characteristics exhibited by the characters in the film/movie/clip. 8. Closure - Based on all three experiences of the lesson, students will be asked to reflect by drawing an illustration depicting their understanding of BPD. Students will also redefine their definition of Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD. 9. (FOR GN - Scan and upload 2-4 of most intriguing student drawings to include in post) Intro Simulation - Which criteria for this disorder need to be highlighted? - Personality Personality is a combination of characteristics or qualities that firms an individual’s distinctive (dictionary.com) - Interpersonal Related to relationships or communications - Mood state of mind or feelings. Characteristics and symptoms of borderline personality disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (GN) OOO Unit 2 Action Patterns: - Extreme reactions (rage, frantic actions to abandonment) - Patterns of unstable relationship - Unstable self-image - Impulsive and dangerous - Suicidal thoughts - Changeable moods - Intense anger - Paranoid thoughts Debrief Do’s and Don’ts Do’s if you are living or interacting with someone with borderline personality: - Be consistent and predictable - Encourage responsibility - Offer honest feedback - Don’t escalate arguments - Don’t be manipulated into taking responsibility for your love one’s actions Don’t if you are living or interacting with someone with borderline personality disorder: - Encouraging irresponsibility - Not offering honest feedback - Escalating arguments - Reinforcing you loved one’s beliefs of being treated unfairly
Closure
Reflection 2 min ● Students will be asked to describe their illustration, and redefine their definition of Borderline Personality Disorder based on the knowledge they acquired from this lesson. This will evaluation their understanding of BPD or Borderline Personality Disorder.
Borderline Personality Disorder (GN) OOO Unit 2 Action Materials - Pen/pencil - Laptop - Projector - Internet access - Notebooks (scrap of paper)
1 min