Read the following vignette. Identify three distinct symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder that 'Alex' is exhibiting, and briefly explain your reasoning for each by citing specific behaviors from the text.

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The DSM-5 specifies nine symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder:
1. Efforts to avoid real or perceived abandonment.
2. Intense, unstable personal relationships.
3. An unstable and shifting sense of identity.
4. Risky and potentially self-damaging impulsive behaviors.
5. Self-injurious or suicidal behaviors.
6. Unstable patterns of mood and affect.
7. Persistent feelings of emptiness.
8. Difficulty controlling anger.
9. Paranoid delusions.

Symptoms of BPD

Sansone, R. A., &amp; Sansone, L. A. (2011). Gender Patterns in Borderline Personality Disorder. Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience, 8(5), 16–20. 

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