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What is the most common reason that psychotherapy for personality disorders is so difficult to carry out successfully?

A

The traits are often ego-dystonic

B

The patients are usually too sick to use psychotherapy

C

These disorders respond better to medication than to psychotherapy

D

The patients often see the source of their problems in others, not themselves.

High-Yield Explanation

Personality disorders are ego syntonic so the patients are usually unaware of their maladaptive traits and would in fact deny having problems and blame others.

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