The specific causes of personality disorders were not considered until the development of

A) the psychoanalytic movement.
B) behaviourism.
C) cognitive-behavioural theories.
D) the existentialist movement.
E) attachment theory.

Psychoanalytic Movement

A theoretical and clinical approach to psychology founded by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious processes and childhood experiences in shaping behavior and personality.

Personality Disorders

Types of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience.