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Saturday Jacob is a 24 year-old Caucasian male currently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. He reports experiencing great difficulty regulating his emotions and mood. He describes his behavior as "impulsive" and "easily angered."

As a result he frequently has issues in his relationships with others, over time they stop interacting with him because they find his behaviors too intense or "over the top" to cope with. Jacob reports often "flipping out" on people for relatively minor things because his emotions "get the better of him." These behaviors also affect him professionally.

Jacob is frequently fired from jobs as a result of his outbursts. When this happens he becomes depressed and often won't leave his bed for a lengthy period of time.

Jacob comes to you seeking an explanation for what is happening to him during these emotion and mood episodes as well as advice on how to stop behaving this way.

Incorporating information from the textbook readings, video, and article address the following in your assignment:

The relationship between Jacob's emotion and his motivation Emotion causes and endings Affect Cognitive flexibility Emotion regulation Use the above list of course concepts to provide Jacob with an explanation of why some of his difficulties with moods and emotions may be occurring. Offer Jacob at least three strategies for better managing/regulating his emotions and moods.

Your assignment should be approximately 350 words or more in length and incorporate two scholarly peer reviewed sources from the Baker library.

You must also use the textbook as a reference. Remember to follow APA guidelines with respect to within text citations and references.