A Patient with Borderline Personality Disorder Has Been Making Steady

A patient with borderline personality disorder has been making steady progress but one day gets a phone call from her boyfriend,who breaks off their relationship.Although she has not self-injured in over 2 months,she makes repeated lacerations on her forearm.Which statement about this and most maladaptive behaviors seen in personality disorders is most accurate?

A) People with personality disorders rarely achieve lasting improvement.
B) However dysfunctional,most behavior is the person's best effort to cope.
C) People with personality disorders are at the mercy of others' actions.
D) What appears to be improvement can be manipulation instead.

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