Which of the following is the best description of the relationships that people with Cluster A personality disorders have? Group of answer choices They do not tend to have many relationships outside of their family. They want to have close relationships, but struggle to maintain them. They often do not speak to their family members. They tend to have many intimate relationships.

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Which of the following is the best description of the relationships that people with Cluster A personality disorders have?

Group of answer choices
They do not tend to have many relationships outside of their family.
They want to have close relationships, but struggle to maintain them.
They often do not speak to their family members.
They tend to have many intimate relationships.
 
 

Esme is very concerned that they will be abandoned by their partner. They have always been very intense in their relationships, many times alternating between idealization and devaluation, often is highly impulsive, and engages in reckless driving and casual sex. When left alone, their thoughts turn to suicide and they have made several gestures in the past. Their mood ranges from intense dysphoria to anger and they sometimes suffer from feelings of dissociation. Which disorder does Esme most likely have?

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Histrionic personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
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