Why Do Personality Disorders Need to Be Considered Within a Cultural

question 63

Multiple Choice

Why do personality disorders need to be considered within a cultural context?

• A) Only mental health professionals from a person's culture of origin are qualified to make a diagnosis of that person's mental status.
• B) No one's personality develops in isolation; therefore, personality disorders can only develop within a person's culture of origin.
• C) Behavior that may seem odd or eccentric in one cultural setting may be perceived as quite normal in a different cultural setting.
• D) Some cultural products can be mistaken for specific forms of personality disorders.

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