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"text": "[...] you should consider it! People with Borderline are especially affected by the unconditional affection parenting a pet can provide.",
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"ref": "2011 November 8, Paula K. Lundberg-Love, Kevin L. Nadal, Michele A. Paludi, Women and Mental Disorders [4 volumes], ABC-CLIO, page 155",
"text": "Subsequent conceptualizations of borderline were based on important contributions from psychoanalysts, […] As a result of its inclusion, appearing as “borderline personality disorder,” the construct gained legitimacy[…]",
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"Short for borderline personality disorder."
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"(uncountable) Short for borderline personality disorder."
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"ref": "1995, Eugene E. Levitt, Edward Earl Gotts, The Clinical Application of MMPI Special Scales, page 80",
"text": "As an example of their affective profile, borderlines are set apart from passive aggressives by having more marked social anxiety […] and greater sensitivity […]",
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"An individual who has borderline personality disorder."
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"(countable) An individual who has borderline personality disorder."
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"lang": "Czech",
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"tags": [
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