Directions:  Select two (2) of any Personality Disorders from the DSM-V-TR. After reading through the diagnostic criteria for each diagnosis, please respond to the questions below, then listen to a portion of a podcast about a person who experiences harm due to someone in her life with a personality disorder. Review the podcast portion and respond to the questions after the Prologue and Act One. Please include any references you use to answer the questions.

Select two (2) of any Personality Disorders from the DSM-V-TR. After reading through the diagnostic criteria for each of the diagnoses, please respond to the questions

1. What would be your primary treatment goals for someone experiencing these symptoms?

2. What personal barriers, thoughts, or concerns would you overcome to work with this patient effectively?

Patient #3  Prologue and Act One : 

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/587/the-perils-of-intimacy

1. What therapeutic goals would you discuss with Rachel if she was your patient? 

2. What personal barriers, thoughts, or concerns would you overcome to work with Rachel effectively?