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.
B
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