Unlike disorders like depression and PTSD,

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Personality disorders are characterized by longstanding patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that deviate from cultural norms and cause significant impairment in social and occupational functioning. These patterns typically emerge in adolescence or early adulthood and persist throughout a person's life, so they develop gradually over time.

Answer: B
 While there may be certain risk factors or predisposing factors that increase the likelihood of developing a personality disorder (such as childhood trauma or abuse), there is no clear single cause. Instead, multiple causal events or factors often combine in complex ways to contribute to the development of a personality disorder.

Answer: C
 Unlike some other mental health disorders where people may not be aware of their symptoms or experience them differently, those with personality disorders usually experience considerable subjective distress due to their maladaptive patterns of thinking and behaving.

Answer: D
 This statement is incorrect. Personality disorders were previously listed on Axis II in the DSM-IV-TR, but in the current DSM-5 they are included as part of the broader diagnostic criteria for mental disorders. They are not assigned to any specific Axis.

Unlike Disorders Like Depression and PTSD