Barbara is often noticed for her flair for clothing, her engaging conversations (later perceived by the listener as empty of content), and her charming and extraverted personality. She appears to be self-assured and independent. What diagnosis would be appropriate for Barbara

Mike and his wife, amanda, are arguing about his in-laws. mike doesn’t want them to visit because they fight all the time when they come to the house and he is worried about the effect that their fighting is having on mike and amanda’s children. amanda finally yells out: “what about our fighting? ” mike replies, “well, that’s different. we fight because we’re having a disagreement, they fight because they hate each other! ” this is an example of