Question

What are two characteristics of a

personality disorder?
Choose two answers
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It requires a diagnosis from a mental
health professional.
It includes thoughts and emotions
that conflict with society.
It has little or no impact on the
person's life.
It has the same symptoms for every
person.

Answer 1

Answer: “It requires a diagnosis from a mental health professional” and “It includes thoughts and emotions that conflict with society.”
Explanation: (Part A) A personality disorder needs to be diagnosed by a mental health professional, as self-diagnosing is often or possibly inaccurate. (Part B) Personality disorders do include thoughts/emotions that conflict with society since they usually think differently than other individuals that do not suffer from a personality disorder. For example, people that suffer from BPD (Borderline personality disorder) suffer immense fear of abandonment, which others (that do not have BPD) may suffer much less fear of that. Hope that helped!