Consider the typical behaviors of untreated BPD. Given that romantic partners or family members may experience such behavior repeatedly, which psychological symptom or disorder could they most plausibly develop as a result?
A. Dissociative amnesia, because the secondary trauma of the person's bad behavior could cause forgetting as a defense mechanism
B. Learned helplessness, because you may learn that your efforts don't matter based on the unpredictability of their attitudes and judgments
C. Schizophrenia, because their unjustified beliefs may eventually convince you, and may qualify as delusions
D. ASPD, because the difficulty making a meaningful or intimate connection may result in reduced empathy
Answer: B
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