**Question:** A 24-year-old girl named Heena is often flamboyantly dressed and goes out on dates frequently. Although she used to change boyfriend almost monthly, but she used to plan her marriage and future with each of them with equal enthusiasm and optimism. She would often make stories to seek attention. She would feel uncomfortable in large crowds and would leave them midway. Heena made promises to other people that were impossible to keep but seemed to be aimed at winning their approval; when she broke the promise, she usually made up a story designed to elicit sympathy and compassion. Diagnosis is ?

A. Attention Seeking Disorder
B. Social Anxiety Disorder
C. Borderline Personality Disorder
D. Avoidant Personality Disorder

**Correct Answer:** C. Borderline Personality Disorder

**Core Concept:**
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition characterized by intense emotions, unstable interpersonal relationships, and a distorted self-image. People with BPD often engage in impulsive behaviors, mood swings, and have difficulty regulating their emotions. They may also have a fear of abandonment and engage in self-mutilation or other self-harming behaviors.

**Why the Correct Answer is Right:**

The correct answer is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) because:

1. **Core Features of BPD**: Heena exhibits several core features of BPD, including impulsive behaviors, mood swings, and difficulty regulating emotions. She changes boyfriends frequently, planning her future with each of them with equal enthusiasm, which indicates instability in her relationships.
2. **Features of BPD**: Heena's fear of abandonment is reflected by her making promises to win approval from others and making up stories when she fails to keep those promises. She seeks sympathy and compassion from others, which is a common feature of BPD.
3. **Self-mutilation or self-harm**: Heena's behavior of making up stories to elicit sympathy and compassion can be seen as a form of self-mutilation or self-harm, as she intentionally causes emotional pain to herself by making up stories.

**Why Other Options are Incorrect:**

A. Attention Seeking Disorder (Attention Seeking Disorder - ASD): Although Heena seeks attention, her behavior is not solely focused on seeking attention but also involves self-mutilation and promises to win approval.

B. Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD): Heena's behaviors are not primarily driven by social anxiety but by seeking approval and self-mutilation.

D. Avoidant Personality Disorder (APD): Heena's behavior is not primarily focused on avoiding social interactions but is characterized by unstable relationships, impulsive behaviors, and self-mutilation/self-harm.

**Clinical Pearls:**

1. **Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex and multifaceted psychiatric condition.** BPD is characterized by unstable relationships, impulsive behaviors, and self-mutilation/self-harm, which is evident in Heena's case.
2. **The Diagnostic