MCAT Social and Behavioral Sciences › Personality Disorders
Which of the following is not a common symptom in borderline personality disorder?
People who are impulsive, unstable in mood, and manipulative are exhibiting the symptoms of __________.
A 24 year old male experiences difficulty forming healthy adult relationships. He has extreme reactions when someone disagrees with him, and may scream or accuse people of abandoning or betraying him. He has an explosive temper and can behave in self-destructive ways, such as driving while intoxicated, binge eating, and engaging in self-deprecating speech. His family states that he tends to form unhealthy opinions of others: he will make a new friend who he puts onto a pedestal, then he will demonize that same individual when they fail to meet his expectations.
This individual is exhibiting symptoms of which of the following personality disorders?