Perhaps the Most Important General Obstacle to Providing Treatment for Personality

question 93

Multiple Choice

Perhaps the most important general obstacle to providing treatment for personality disorders is that

• A) clients often have Axis 1 disorders, which are of primary importance.
• B) clients are not upset by their characteristic personality style and do not seek treatment.
• C) the window of opportunity to effect change has usually passed for these disorders by the time clients present for treatment.
• D) these clients often struggle to focus on the treatment process between sessions.
• E) therapy is often court-ordered, which works against the therapeutic alliance.

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