Borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder are considered "Cluster B" personality disorders, characterized by dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior. Based on the underlying similarities between those two disorders, which one of the following people would you expect to be classified as having a different disorder that is also Cluster B?
A. Arin, who has little desire to form close relationships with other people and is emotionally cold
B. Bahareh, who tends to be rigid and perfectionistic and gets upset when something alters her routine
C. Celeste, who likes to be the center of attention all the time and becomes moody when attention shifts to someone else
D. Danielle, who is extremely suspicious and mistrustful of new people who are not part of his inner circle of friends
Answer: C
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