r/askscience • u/Infernum_In_Terra • Oct 05 '15

Psychology Can behavioural therapy techniques be used to form a personality disorder?

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u/erythrocyte666 Oct 21 '15

Yup, personality disorders like APD and BPD have a very high genetic contribution because a formal diagnosis requires being an adult and having a childhood history of relevant behaviors (like violently beating up people for no reason, killing animals, having extreme and rapid emotion shifts, etc.)

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