Illinois Child Welfare Employee License (CWEL) Practice Test

What embodies impulsivity, mood instability, and self-image and personal relationship challenges?

1. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

2. Depression

3. Borderline Personality Disorder

4. Permanency Goals

The correct answer is: Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) embodies impulsivity, mood instability, and challenges in self-image and personal relationships. Individuals with BPD often struggle with regulating their emotions, which can lead to impulsive behaviors. Mood swings are common, where a person may experience intense emotional highs and lows. Additionally, individuals with BPD tend to have a distorted self-image and often struggle in maintaining stable and healthy relationships. It is important to note that while Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) involves symptoms like flashbacks, avoidance, and hyperarousal, it does not typically encompass the impulsivity and relationship challenges that are characteristic of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Depression, on the other hand, is primarily characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest in daily activities, rather than impulsivity and relationship difficulties. Permanency Goals are related to the planning for the permanency of a child in the child welfare system, and they do not directly link to impulsivity, mood instability, and self-image challenges seen in Borderline Personality Disorder.