Why Might Labelling Childhood Trauma as a Cause of Borderline

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Multiple Choice

Why might labelling childhood trauma as a cause of borderline personality disorder be too simplistic an explanation?

• A) because people with borderline personality disorder frequently lie about childhood trauma
• B) because childhood traumas occur frequently and don't always create any disorders
• C) because individuals with borderline personality disorder tend to respond to SSRI medications
• D) because there are too many neurological deficits that are noted in borderline personality disorder patients

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