Borderline personality disorder, in which some behavior "borders" on being out of touch with reality, was first associated with the ideas of
A) Otto Kernberg.
B) Sigmund Freud.
C) Alfred Adler.
D) Carl Jung.

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Borderline personality disorder was first associated with the ideas of Otto Kernberg, who developed a theory of borderline personality organization in the 1960s. While Freud, Adler, and Jung all made contributions to the field of psychology, they did not specifically focus on borderline personality disorder in their work.

Borderline Personality Disorder, in Which Some Behavior "Borders" on Being