Why is it difficult to determine the incidence of personality psychopathology?

a. A diagnostic definition has not been agreed upon that would allow a therapist to identify an individual as having personality psychopathology
b. DSM-5 has a new way of diagnosing personality disorders that calls existing data into question, so it will take time to gather accurate data
c. Individuals with personality pathology may not come to the attention of mental health professionals because those individuals can function reasonably well without assistance
d. Individuals are diagnosed by mental health professionals, but those individuals don't want to be reported as having personality psychopathology because of the stigma


Answer: c. Individuals with personality pathology may not come to the attention of mental health professionals because those individuals can function reasonably well without assistance

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