Stress & Social Cognition in Borderline Personality Disorder

"Fight-or-flight" Versus "Tend-and-befriend" Response to Behavioral and Pharmacological Interventions in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder - Part I

The investigators will examine whether perceived social exclusion provoke a reduction in prosocial behavior in BPD patients.

The investigators will examine whether perceived social exclusion provoke a reduction in prosocial behavior, such as empathy, in BPD patients and whether this "fight-or-flight" pattern is also seen in other relevant aspects of social behavior, such as sharing and punishment behavior. To induce social exclusion all participants will play cyberball, either the exclusion condition or the (over)inclusion condition before testing

Inclusion Criteria:

female patients with BPD and healthy control women, matched for age, body mass index, and education

Exclusion Criteria:

physical illness