psych/mental health personality disorders module 11

Personality is the totality of emotional and behavioral characteristics that are particular to a specific person and that remains somewhat stable and predictable over time. Personality traits are characteristics with which an individual is born or develops early in life. Personality disorders occur when:

• Persons are around other individuals with personality disorders.

• A person chooses to behave in maladaptive ways

• Personality traits become rigid and inflexible and contribute to maladaptive patterns of behavior or impairment in functioning.

• You spend too much time studying and not enough time enjoying life.

Personality development occurs in response to a number of biological and psychological influences, select all that apply.

• Heredity

• temperament

• Experiential learning

• Social interaction

There are (a)   specific types of personality disorders identified in the DSM-5

When assessing a client diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder, the nurse expects to identify which characteristic behavior?

• Odd, beliefs, and magical thinking

• Grandiose sense of self importance

• Pattern of intense and chaotic relationships

• Submissive, and clinging behaviors

a client diagnosed with personality disorder is cold, aloof, and avoids others on the unit. The nurse recognizes this behavior is symptomatic of which personality disorder?

• schizoid personality disorder

• Dependent personality disorder

• Borderline personality disorder

• Antisocial personality disorder

a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder is admitted to a psychiatric unit. Which behavior pattern would the nurse expect to observe?

• Social isolation

• Suspiciousness of others

• Bizarre speech patterns

• Generates conflict among the staff

in assessing a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, which characteristic would the nurse expect to observe?

• Predictability

• Controlled anger

• Little tolerance for being alone

• Stable and satisfactory relationships

an individual with the history of antisocial personality disorder was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a serious car accident. which comment on this behavior would be expected?

• “it’s not my fault“

• “I’m too ashamed to talk about it.“

• “I just don’t remember doing it.”

• “I’m really sorry about all the people.”