Levels of personal organization
the concept of psychodynamic areas of psychotherapy, which assumes that the personality has a structure (a certain organization). Based on 3 criteria (reality testing, the presence of higher mental defenses, and diffuse/holistic identity), neurotic, borderline, and psychotic personality organizations are distinguished. These levels are not diagnoses or labels, but help psychotherapists understand how people perceive and interact with the world and, accordingly, choose more effective ways of psychotherapy. O. Kernberg offered a structured interview to assess the UL.o.