A patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder self-inflicted wrist lacerations after gaining new privileges on the unit. In this case, the self-mutilation may have been due to which of the following?

A constitutional inability to regulate affect, predisposing to psychic disorganization

Fear of abandonment as they progress toward autonomy and independence

Feelings of anxiety due to their rigid pattern of social shyness and relationship dependency.

An inherited disorder that manifests itself as an incapacity to tolerate stress.