After Gaining New Privileges on the Unit, a Patient Diagnosed

question 26

Multiple Choice

After gaining new privileges on the unit, a patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder self-inflicted wrist lacerations. In this case, the self-mutilation may have been due to which of the following?

• A) An inherited disorder that manifests itself as an incapacity to tolerate stress
• B) Use of projective identification and splitting to bring anxiety to manageable levels
• C) A constitutional inability to regulate affect, predisposing to psychic disorganization
• D) Fear of abandonment associated with progress toward autonomy and independence

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