Comparison of Sensory and Semantic Processing between People with Borderline Personality Disorder and Normal

Sensory and semantic information processing are two important factors in determining behavioral reactions. The aim of the current study was to compare of sensory and semantic information processing between borderline personality disorder people and normal ones. The descriptive study was causal-comparative (ex post facto) in design and the statistical population of the current study comprised of people who had registered to obtain services from the Psychiatric Center of Iran. The purposive sampling approach was adopted and thirty patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and thirty healthy controls were included in the study. Sensory and semantic information processing were assessed with Brown Adult Sensory Profile Questionnaire (BASPQ) and Osgood Semantic Differentiation Questionnaire (OSDQ). MANOVA test was applied to analyze data. The study's results were that individuals with BPD displayed significant differences in components of sensory sensitivity and sensation avoiding and all components of the semantic processing (life's component) (p