One of the Major Problems with Treating People with Personality

question 116

Multiple Choice

One of the major problems with treating people with personality disorders is

• A) they rarely identify themselves as needing treatment.
• B) research suggests that the disorders are almost entirely based in biology and therefore difficult to treat interpersonally.
• C) personality disorders are so rare that there is very little research on their treatment.
• D) they are extremely unpredictable and difficult to manage in therapy sessions.

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