NURSING MIDWIFERY COUNCIL

Nursing Midwifery Council

[Name of the Author]

Nursing Midwifery Council

Introduction

The main purpose of this paper is to make a case analysis of a mental patient and the therapeutic relationships. The case discusses the mental disorder, and the problems faced by the patient of the mentioned mental disorder. The paper also makes discussion of the ways through which the therapeutic relationship helps in building the mental disorder. The case study is about a patient named Gail who was suffering from the mental disorder which is borderline personality disorder. She had been raped by a gang when she was in her teen ages. The trauma of being gang raped has destroyed her skills and mental condition and this trauma has led her towards a failure in her marital life and she got divorced. She had been suffering from a destructive behaviour with herself and others. Gail is also an addict of alcohol; therefore, her destructive behaviour increased. The therapeutic relationships can be very helpful for Gail in order to make her mental conditions better. Gail have been suffering from the deteriorations in interpersonal association, healthy living, marinating her temper, focusing on her life, maintaining hygiene, keeping friends , losing family, and focusing on her life, maintaining hygiene, keeping friends, losing family, and finding purpose of living.

People with borderline personality disorder have problems with self-image and identity, and may show an attitude of "all or nothing". This disorder is characterized by common self-destructive behavior. Moreover, the borderline personality disorder is often associated with other psychiatric conditions, such as eating disorders , anxiety, or depression, the disorder attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and residual that the adoption of risk behaviors. The causes of borderline personality disorder (BPD) are unknown. Genetic, family and social factors are thought to play roles (Arnold, 2011, p. 12). One finding is that a history of childhood trauma, abuse or neglect could likely be the cause of BPD. While this may be so, researchers have suggested diverse number of possible other causes, such as genetic predisposition, neurobiological factors, environmental factors, or brain abnormalities. Evidence further suggests that BPD might result from a combination that can involve a traumatic childhood, a vulnerable temperament and stressful maturational events during adolescence or adulthood. Symptoms of borderline personality disorder generally occur once in adolescence or young adulthood. 1% to 3% of the population is affected and in women, the risk of being diagnosed is three times higher (Arnold, 2011, p. 12). The borderline personality disorder is the cause of 20% of psychiatric hospitalizations (Arnold, 2011, p. 12). The borderline personality disorder cannot be assigned to only one factor. However, it is possible that environmental and genetic factors play a role in the development of symptoms. According to these research results, there are many people who have been a victim of borderline personality disorder having history of physical ot psychological problems. These people mainly suffer from the separation as young children, and suffer from emotional deprivation. The main reason mainly behind such disorder is that ...