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Consider an adult whose pattern of personality traits is quite inflexible and has been stable since adolescence. The person's behavior does not reflect another disorder and causes neither subjective distress nor impairments in social functioning. Can the person be diagnosed with a personality disorder?
 
  a. Yes, the pattern of traits must simply begin in adolescence.
 b. No, there must be an impairment in the capacity for effective functioning.
  c. No, the personality pattern must reflect another disorder.
 d. Yes, the pattern of traits must simply be inflexible and stable.

Question 2

Dr. Drake has diagnosed a person with a personality disorder using the DSM-5 criteria. We can assume that the ____
 
  a. diagnosis is based on ratings on the levels of personality functioning scale, personality disorder types, and personality trait domains
  b. diagnosis made was incremental; that is, the individual was rated as having mild to severe forms of a disorder
  c. diagnosed person's symptoms began after the age of 18
 d. diagnosed person's symptoms affect other people but not necessarily the individual or his or her social and occupational functioning



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Answer to Question 1

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Pineappleeh

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent


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