Abstract
In borderline and antisocial personality disorder there is a close interaction between affect dysregulation and impulse control disorder. Different approaches are presented that focus on affective responses to experimental stimuli in these personality disorders. Results suggest that in borderline personality disorder intense emotional responses occur in the context of specific stressors, in particular fear of being abandoned. Evidence for a general emotional hyperreactivity was not found; on the contrary, female borderline subjects rather showed reduced emotional arousal. Regarding the psychopathic subtype of antisocial personality disorder, results provided strong support for the theory of emotional detachment, which may predispose to violence through a lack of feeling of fear or also of compassion which could counteract violent impulses. Consequences for psychotherapy in BPD are considered.
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