Personality Test Borderline Personality Disorder 2

Question 1

Linehan's biosocial theory of BPD proposes that the disorder develops from:

Accepted Answer

Biological emotional sensitivity combined with an invalidating environment

Answer

Linehan's biosocial theory posits that BPD arises when biological emotional vulnerability interacts with a chronically invalidating environment during development.

Question 2

Identity disturbance in BPD most commonly manifests as:

Accepted Answer

Markedly and persistently unstable self-image, goals, and values

Answer

BPD involves a chronically unstable sense of self — including shifting goals, values, career choices, and sense of who one is.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes 'emotional dysregulation' in BPD?

Accepted Answer

Intense, rapidly shifting emotional states that are difficult to control

Answer

Emotional dysregulation in BPD involves rapid, intense mood shifts and difficulty returning to an emotional baseline after being triggered.

Question 4

BPD is classified in which DSM-5 personality disorder cluster?

Accepted Answer

Cluster B

Answer

BPD falls in Cluster B — the dramatic, emotional, and erratic cluster — alongside NPD, Histrionic PD, and Antisocial PD.

Question 5

Parasuicidal behaviors in BPD refer to:

Accepted Answer

Non-lethal self-harm behaviors and suicide attempts that may not be intended to cause death

Answer

Parasuicidal behaviors include non-lethal self-injury and suicide attempts, often serving as emotion-regulation or communication functions in BPD.

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Personality Test Borderline Personality Disorder 2