A mental mechanism in which the self or others are viewed as all good or all bad, with failure to integrate the positive and negative qualities of the self and others into cohesive images. Often, the ...

The relationship between individuals with narcissistic traits and those with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is marked by intense passion and volatility. At the heart of this attraction lie ...

Idealization and devaluation often occur in people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Splitting is when someone with BPD sees people in black-and-white terms, either all good or all bad.

BPD splitting is a symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Splitting means a person is unable to hold opposing thoughts and concludes that someone or something is either entirely good or ...