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A healthy 26-year-old woman comes to the physician for a health maintenance examination. She says that her moods change easily and that she has seen numerous psychiatrists and therapists for “emotional problems”. Physical examination shows multiple healing self-inflicted wounds. At the end of the exam, she thanks the physician for being the most skilled, compassionate, and understanding doctor she has ever known. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

A) Bipolar disorder
B) Borderline personality disorder
C) Dysthymic disorder
D) Histrionic personality disorder
E) Major depressive disorder


  #2

borderline... shes using splitting

  #3

B --- self inflicted wounds, history of seeing numerous psychiatrists, labile mood, splitting

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  #4

B) Borderline personality disorder


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  #5

B)Borderline Personality Disorder- Splitting,self harming behavior,impulsivity,dysfunctional relationships.








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