Williamson says, "The central feature of this personality disorder is the extreme changes in mood leading to stormy interpersonal relationships. Chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom may lead to suicidal gestures. Women are three times more likely to be diagnosed than men."

What disorder is being described?

a. borderline personality disorder

b. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

c. antisocial personality disorder

d. avoidant personality disorder

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Darren Stone

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Williamson says, "The central feature of this personality disorder is the extreme changes in mood leading to stormy interpersonal relationships. Chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom may lead to suicidal gestures. Women are three times more likely to be diagnosed than men."

What disorder is being described?

a. borderline personality disorder

b. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

c. antisocial personality disorder

d. avoidant personality disorder

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David Rice · Answer 1

a. borderline personality disorder

Explanation:

Borderline personality disorder is mainly associated with issues in regulating emotions and feeling emotions too intensely. These intense emotional periods can be of extended times rather than of short moments making it difficult for the individual to have a stable emotional state affecting their personal relationships due to extreme changes in mood. Also, depression is a known symptom of this disorder which can cause chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom and if left untreated then may lead to suicidal tendencies as well. Also, the female to male ratio is 3:1. Hence, the answer is borderline personality disorder.