A 35-year-old woman with Borderline Personality Disorder is…
A 35-year-old woman with Borderline Personality Disorder is in therapy. She reports feeling empty and often engages in superficial cutting to “feel something.” During a session, she describes her new partner as “the most perfect person” she’s ever met, a stark contrast to the previous week when she described him as “a monster.” This rapid shifting between extremes is an example of what defense mechanism?
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A 30-year-old woman is prescribed paroxetine for Social Anxiety Disorder. She reports significant improvement in her anxiety but is distressed by anorgasmia. Which neurotransmitter is most directly implicated in this common side effect of SSRIs?
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