A Group of Therapists Came Up with Two Different Diagnoses

question 45

Multiple Choice

A group of therapists came up with two different diagnoses for an individual with a personality disorder. One proposes that the diagnosis is paranoid personality disorder, and another proposes that it should be borderline personality disorder. How could this happen?

• A) There is a considerable overlap in symptoms.
• B) The therapists saw the individual at different times and in different moods.
• C) The therapists were all trained differently.
• D) The symptoms for each of these disorders are not clear.

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