Lenny is 25 years old and has had multiple arrests for assaults, theft, and drug use. He has hurt strangers, friends, and family and has never shown any remorse or regret. Following his last arrest, Lenny met with a social worker who told him about antisocial personality disorder; he is now convinced that that is "what's wrong" with him. Lenny recently went to a local community mental health center and asked to be treated by a psychotherapist. The problem with this story is that
A) individuals with antisocial personality disorder do not generally seek treatment.
B) Lenny has misdiagnosed himself, since his behaviors are more typical of conduct disorder.
C) the drug use does not fit the pattern of antisocial personality disorder.
D) the description does not fit any known personality disorder.
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