People who have borderline personality disorders:
A.
Do not learn from past experiences
B.
Know the consequences of their behavior but do not care.
C.
Learn from past experiences and put that knowledge into practice.
D.
Try to forget about past experiences.
ANS: A
Generally, the borderline patient does not have insight into the consequences of behavior and tends to repeat the same behaviors over and over even if not successful.
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