June 2010
tendency to act unexpectedly and without consideration of the consequences
marked tendency to quarrelsome behaviour and to conflicts with others, especially when impulsive acts are thwarted or criticized
liability to outbursts of anger or violence, with inability to control the resulting behavioural explosions
difficulty in maintaining any course of action that offers no immediate reward
unstable and capricious mood
disturbances in and uncertainty about self-image, aims, and internal preferences (including sexual)
liability to become involved in intense and unstable relationships, often leading to emotional crisis
excessive efforts to avoid abandonment
recurrent threats or acts of self-harm
chronic feelings of emptiness