Margie has a long-standing pattern of unstable and intense relationships and moods. She has a history of trauma and is sometimes very seductive. She abuses drugs, has threatened suicide several times, and cuts her arms with a razor blade when she feels particularly bad. She desperately tries to keep others from abandoning her, partly because she has a very unstable sense of self. If she has a personality disorder, it is MOST likely to fall into the
A) dramatic/impulsive cluster.
B) anxious/fearful cluster.
C) odd/eccentric cluster.
D) superstitious/psychotic cluster.

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Margie's symptoms, such as unstable relationships, intense emotions, fear of abandonment, self-harm, and impulsivity, are characteristic of the dramatic/impulsive cluster, specifically borderline personality disorder.

Margie Has a Long-Standing Pattern of Unstable and Intense Relationships