PSYCH 1 TEST BANK 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ 2. Which statement best describes persons with personality disorders?
a.The patient's coping skills are severely impaired by cognitive
impairment.
b.The patient's maladaptive behaviors involve only a single aspect of
personality.
c.The patient has enduring ways of relating that often provoke negative
reactions.
d.The patient has considerable resilience when faced with stressful life
situations. Answer: ANS: C
The three features of personality disorders are (1) the individual has
acquired few strategies for relating, and his or her approaches are
inflexible and maladaptive; (2) the individual's needs, perceptions, and
behavior tend to foster vicious circles that continue unhelpful patterns
and provoke negative reactions from others; and (3) the individual's
adaptation is characterized by tenuous stability, fragility, and lack of
,resilience when faced with stress. The patient's treatment plan is directed
toward improvement of patient condition, but it does not guarantee
improvement or cure.
⩥ 3. Which comment about relationships would be most characteristic of
a patient with antisocial personality disorder?
a."The only reason for interacting is to take advantage of others."
b."'Live and let live' is as good a philosophy as any to live by."
c."I've always found that 'help one another' is a good policy."
d."I'll be your doormat. Feel free to take advantage of me." Answer:
ANS: A
Antisocial individuals are exploitative and manipulative. They prefer to
control others to avoid being controlled. The attitudes of "live and let
live" and "help one another" are not reflective of an individual with
antisocial personality disorder since they are incapable of empathy or
sympathy. Being a "doormat" reflects a poor sense of self-esteem and
personal worth.
⩥ 4. A nursing diagnosis appropriate to consider for a patient with
antisocial personality disorder is:
,a.risk for self-directed injury.
b.impaired social interaction.
c.disturbed personal identity.
d.disturbed sensory perception. Answer: ANS: B
Impaired social interaction describes a state in which the person
participates in insufficient, excessive, or ineffective social exchange. The
remaining options are not typically exhibited by a patient with antisocial
personality disorder.
⩥ 5. Which behavior would be most characteristic of an individual with
narcissistic personality disorder?
a.A lifelong pattern of social withdrawal
b.Refusal to enter into relationships for fear of rejection
c.Belief in entitlement to special privileges that others may not have
, d.Belief in possessing the ability to know what others are thinking
Answer: ANS: C
Narcissistic individuals are egocentric people who have fragile self-
esteem that drives them to seek admiration and appreciation. As part of
this, they display a sense of entitlement, believing they have rights to
special treatment.
⩥ 6. A patient regularly uses manipulation to control situations. Staff
working to reduce this behavior should first convey the message that:
a.while the patient is accepted, the behavior is rejected as inappropriate.
b.if the patient cannot control the behavior, staff will establish external
controls.
c.manipulative behavior results in frustration and anger among staff and
patients.
d.manipulation of patients is no more acceptable than manipulation of
unit staff. Answer: ANS: A
The staff always must seek to convey acceptance of the patient because
this is a building block for a therapeutic relationship. Inappropriate
behaviors such as manipulation should be identified, their negative
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ 2. Which statement best describes persons with personality disorders?
a.The patient's coping skills are severely impaired by cognitive
impairment.
b.The patient's maladaptive behaviors involve only a single aspect of
personality.
c.The patient has enduring ways of relating that often provoke negative
reactions.
d.The patient has considerable resilience when faced with stressful life
situations. Answer: ANS: C
The three features of personality disorders are (1) the individual has
acquired few strategies for relating, and his or her approaches are
inflexible and maladaptive; (2) the individual's needs, perceptions, and
behavior tend to foster vicious circles that continue unhelpful patterns
and provoke negative reactions from others; and (3) the individual's
adaptation is characterized by tenuous stability, fragility, and lack of
,resilience when faced with stress. The patient's treatment plan is directed
toward improvement of patient condition, but it does not guarantee
improvement or cure.
⩥ 3. Which comment about relationships would be most characteristic of
a patient with antisocial personality disorder?
a."The only reason for interacting is to take advantage of others."
b."'Live and let live' is as good a philosophy as any to live by."
c."I've always found that 'help one another' is a good policy."
d."I'll be your doormat. Feel free to take advantage of me." Answer:
ANS: A
Antisocial individuals are exploitative and manipulative. They prefer to
control others to avoid being controlled. The attitudes of "live and let
live" and "help one another" are not reflective of an individual with
antisocial personality disorder since they are incapable of empathy or
sympathy. Being a "doormat" reflects a poor sense of self-esteem and
personal worth.
⩥ 4. A nursing diagnosis appropriate to consider for a patient with
antisocial personality disorder is:
,a.risk for self-directed injury.
b.impaired social interaction.
c.disturbed personal identity.
d.disturbed sensory perception. Answer: ANS: B
Impaired social interaction describes a state in which the person
participates in insufficient, excessive, or ineffective social exchange. The
remaining options are not typically exhibited by a patient with antisocial
personality disorder.
⩥ 5. Which behavior would be most characteristic of an individual with
narcissistic personality disorder?
a.A lifelong pattern of social withdrawal
b.Refusal to enter into relationships for fear of rejection
c.Belief in entitlement to special privileges that others may not have
, d.Belief in possessing the ability to know what others are thinking
Answer: ANS: C
Narcissistic individuals are egocentric people who have fragile self-
esteem that drives them to seek admiration and appreciation. As part of
this, they display a sense of entitlement, believing they have rights to
special treatment.
⩥ 6. A patient regularly uses manipulation to control situations. Staff
working to reduce this behavior should first convey the message that:
a.while the patient is accepted, the behavior is rejected as inappropriate.
b.if the patient cannot control the behavior, staff will establish external
controls.
c.manipulative behavior results in frustration and anger among staff and
patients.
d.manipulation of patients is no more acceptable than manipulation of
unit staff. Answer: ANS: A
The staff always must seek to convey acceptance of the patient because
this is a building block for a therapeutic relationship. Inappropriate
behaviors such as manipulation should be identified, their negative
