Of the following, the client MOST likely to develop borderline personality disorder is the:
a. female with unstable, chaotic family; comorbid depression; and substance abuse
b. male with violent, neglectful family and who meets criteria for adolescent conduct disorder
c. female with familial valuing of appearance and comorbid somatization disorder
d. male with familial adoration, expectation to be perfect, and a rigid personality
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The female client with unstable, chaotic family; comorbid depression; and substance abuse would most likely develop personality disorder. One author describes the family history of the borderline personality as a "disaster a day" and likens the resultant family life to the plot of a television soap opera. BPD have some history of feeling abandoned, fearful, and unprotected as children.
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