Borderline Personality Disorder Is Characterized by Instability in a Number

question 18

Multiple Choice

Borderline personality disorder is characterized by instability in a number of different areas. Which of the following is not used in the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder? This question is based on the Faces Interactive Borderline Personality Module

• A) Instability in self-concept
• B) Instability in interpersonal relationships
• C) Instability in mood
• D) Instability in cognition

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Definitions:

Mild Cognitive Impairment

A condition involving slight but noticeable and measurable decline in cognitive abilities, including memory and thinking skills, which is not severe enough to impair daily life dramatically.

Neurocognitive Disorder

Impairments in cognitive function due to alterations in the brain, affecting memory, attention, learning, and problem-solving.

Normal Aging

A normal process of bodily systems slowing down that ultimately causes some systems to stop functioning, so that the person dies of old age rather than of any particular disease.

Late-Onset Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia that is diagnosed after the age of 45, characterized by similar symptoms to earlier-onset schizophrenia but with a distinctive pattern of occurrence.