The Research on the Association Between Borderline Personality Disorder and Childhood

question 13

Multiple Choice

The research on the association between borderline personality disorder and childhood sexual abuse ________

• A) proves child sexual abuse is the leading cause of borderline personality disorder.
• B) are problematic-the abuse most likely is occurring with other factors that might be more important.
• C) has shown that the reports of sexual abuse were mostly false reports.
• D) suggests that some genetic component underlies both the disorder in the child and the parents' tendency to abuse.

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