A Person Who Has an Excessive Need to Be Taken

question 51

Multiple Choice

A person who has an excessive need to be taken care of and is clingy is MOST likely to qualify for a diagnosis of:

• A) paranoid personality disorder.
• B) histrionic personality disorder.
• C) dependent personality disorder.
• D) narcissistic personality disorder.

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