Question

One theory of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is that some children are born with a biologically sensitive temperament that makes them more vulnerable to develop the disorder, especially when they are raised by caregivers who do not teach them how to control their impulsiveness or help them learn how to understand, regulate, and appropriately express their emotions. This theory is called:

Answer 1

Answer:

This theory is called the biosocial developmental theory of BPD.

Explanation:

The biosocial developmental theory states that a person can have borderline personality disorder due to two main factors genetic inheritance and an environment that gives the conditions to develop this disorder. If a child with a biologically sensitive temperament is not educated wel,l on how to act in different stressful situations, such as impulsivity or frustration, when this person reaches adolescence or young adulthood he or she will probably have BPD because her or his biological predispositions were boosted by the environment to develop the disorder.