In environmental science, experimental design is an extremely important part of the scientific method. When a scientist seeks to prove or disprove a hypothesis, he or she must carefully design the experiment so that it tests only one thing, or variable.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder, is a long term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by unstable relationships with other people, unstable sense of self, and unstable emotions.
Because many personality domains are heritable, borderline personality disorder may be a result of a genotype interacting with adverse environmental factors. This would in turn lead to the expression of borderline symptoms or other dysfunctional personality traits.Researchers have found that personality disorders develop from a combination of genes and environmental effects on personality traits.ecause many personality domains are heritable, borderline personality disorder may be a result of a genotype interacting with adverse environmental factors. This would in turn lead to the expression of borderline symptoms or other dysfunctional personality traits.