Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2018
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Women's Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Susan Talburt
Second Advisor
Dr. Megan Sinnott
Third Advisor
Dr. Julie Kubala
Abstract
Seventy-five percent of people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder are women; however, these women have only infrequently represented how they experience BPD. I interviewed three women with BPD and their narratives were transformed into vignettes using techniques from ethnographic fiction and affect theory. Salient themes from the vignettes were embodiment, trauma, and internal turmoil. This thesis represents how my participants experience BPD and demonstrates that their trauma needs more attention.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/12048905
Recommended Citation
Lambert, Jennie E., "Women's Narratives of Their Experiences with the Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2018.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/12048905