Splitting: A Borderline Personality Disorder Defense Mechanism

Link to BPD & Splitting Treatment Scale: http://www.drdfox.com/worksheets 🎯 Free relationship worksheet for my email subscribers — Recognize the patterns behind your relationship chaos 👉 Sign up here: https://drdfox.com/worksheets Go deeper at www.drdfox.com — worksheets, courses, and more In psychology, "splitting" refers to a defense mechanism where individuals perceive people, situations, or events as entirely good or entirely bad, with no middle ground. It is commonly associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD) but can be observed in other psychological conditions as well. This video will cover possible outcomes from splitting and a technique to help you manage it to gain control and empower yourself to continue to grow beyond your BPD. Link to BPD & Splitting Treatment Scale: http://www.drdfox.com/worksheets Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award-winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 20 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence. He has published several articles in these areas and is the author of: The BPD Card Deck: 50 Ways to Balance Emotions and Live Well with Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: www.shorturl.at/jBHJV Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance. Available at: https://rb.gy/hdyqyy Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders: A New Conceptualization of Development, Reinforcement, Expression, and Treatment. Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2anv8dww The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1 Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner):: https://goo.gl/sZYhym The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders: https://goo.gl/ZAVe9v Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com). YouTube:    / @drdanielfox   Dr. Fox’s website: http://www.drdfox.com/ Dr. Fox’s Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... Facebook:   / appliedpsychservices   Twitter:   / drdanieljfox1   LinkedIn:   / drdfox   Instagram:   / drdfox   Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/drfox Videos edited by Emil Christopher: emilchristopheredits@gmail.com Thank you for your attention and I hope you enjoy my videos and find them helpful and subscribe. I always welcome topic suggestions and comments. Citation: Oldham, J.M, et al. (2010). Practice Guideline for The Treatment of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association. 00:00 Introduction 05:20 Depression 08:38 Managing your splitting Understand what is splitting, a core mechanism in personality disorders. Learn how this behavior manifests in both BPD and NPD. This video explains the psychological concept of splitting, a defense mechanism often associated with Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Daniel Fox breaks down how this cognitive distortion functions, moving beyond common misconceptions to clarify the clinical reality of the behavior. While frequently linked to BPD splitting, this pattern is also observed in individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. By identifying these tendencies, you gain a clearer framework for recognizing how these personality disorders influence perception and interpersonal relationships. Subscribe for weekly psychology breakdowns, and comment below if you want to see more content on personality disorders.