RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY MENTAL
HEALTH FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
- Narcissistic
- Characteristics:
o Deceit
o Manipulation
o Revenge and harm to other with an absence of remorse for hurting others
-They do not adhere to traditional values, morals, ethics, boundaries, and
standards of society.
- If an individual with conduct disorder is 18 or older, criteria may be met for
correct answersAntisocial Personality Disorder
- A mental disorder characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and
relationships
-Characteristics: Emotional lability, instability in moods, interpersonal
relationships, high rates of self-injury, instability of affect, emotional
instability, poor impulse control, chronic depression.
- Demonstrates a self-defeating cycle of behavior.
- Nursing Interventions:
o Set limits, be consistent and assess your reactions toward patient
o Identify the needs and feelings preceding impulsive acts
o Teach or refer patient to appropriate place to learn needed coping skills
o Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) correct answersBorderline Personality
Disorder
- Self-centered
- Lack of empathy
- Exploit others to fulfill own desires
- Fragile self-esteem
- Feel superior, thus entitled to special rights and privileges
- Exaggerated sense of self-worth correct answersNarcissistic Personality
Disorder
**What Cluster is this?**
- Behaviors described as odd or eccentric
, o Paranoid Personality disorder
o Schizoid Personality Disorder
o Schizotypal Personality Disorder correct answersCluster A
S/S of:
- Distrust of others
- Constantly on guard
- Hypervigilant- Ready to react to any threat (real or imagined)
- Insensitive to the feeling of others
- Tense and irritable
- Feels others are trying to take advantage of them
- Attribute their shortcomings to others
- Do not take responsibility for their own behavior
- Envious and hostile to others who are successful
-Can become aggressive and violent (with outbursts) correct
answersParanoid Personality Disorder
S/S of:
- Inability to form personal relationships
- Inability to respond to others in emotional manner
- Prefer to work in isolation
- Display discomfort in human interaction
- Cold and aloof
- Inappropriately serious about everything
- No spontaneity
- Affect is bland correct answersSchizoid Personality Disorder
- Aloof and isolative
- Live in their own world
- May be psychotic under stress
- Distorted thinking
- Magical thinking
- Illusion
- Ideas of reference correct answersSchizotypal Personality Disorder
**What cluster is this?**
- Behavior described as dramatic, emotional or erratic
o Narcissistic Personality Disorder
o Borderline Personality Disorder
o Fear of Abandonment
o Antisocial Personality Disorder correct answersCluster B
S/S of:
HEALTH FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
- Narcissistic
- Characteristics:
o Deceit
o Manipulation
o Revenge and harm to other with an absence of remorse for hurting others
-They do not adhere to traditional values, morals, ethics, boundaries, and
standards of society.
- If an individual with conduct disorder is 18 or older, criteria may be met for
correct answersAntisocial Personality Disorder
- A mental disorder characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and
relationships
-Characteristics: Emotional lability, instability in moods, interpersonal
relationships, high rates of self-injury, instability of affect, emotional
instability, poor impulse control, chronic depression.
- Demonstrates a self-defeating cycle of behavior.
- Nursing Interventions:
o Set limits, be consistent and assess your reactions toward patient
o Identify the needs and feelings preceding impulsive acts
o Teach or refer patient to appropriate place to learn needed coping skills
o Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) correct answersBorderline Personality
Disorder
- Self-centered
- Lack of empathy
- Exploit others to fulfill own desires
- Fragile self-esteem
- Feel superior, thus entitled to special rights and privileges
- Exaggerated sense of self-worth correct answersNarcissistic Personality
Disorder
**What Cluster is this?**
- Behaviors described as odd or eccentric
, o Paranoid Personality disorder
o Schizoid Personality Disorder
o Schizotypal Personality Disorder correct answersCluster A
S/S of:
- Distrust of others
- Constantly on guard
- Hypervigilant- Ready to react to any threat (real or imagined)
- Insensitive to the feeling of others
- Tense and irritable
- Feels others are trying to take advantage of them
- Attribute their shortcomings to others
- Do not take responsibility for their own behavior
- Envious and hostile to others who are successful
-Can become aggressive and violent (with outbursts) correct
answersParanoid Personality Disorder
S/S of:
- Inability to form personal relationships
- Inability to respond to others in emotional manner
- Prefer to work in isolation
- Display discomfort in human interaction
- Cold and aloof
- Inappropriately serious about everything
- No spontaneity
- Affect is bland correct answersSchizoid Personality Disorder
- Aloof and isolative
- Live in their own world
- May be psychotic under stress
- Distorted thinking
- Magical thinking
- Illusion
- Ideas of reference correct answersSchizotypal Personality Disorder
**What cluster is this?**
- Behavior described as dramatic, emotional or erratic
o Narcissistic Personality Disorder
o Borderline Personality Disorder
o Fear of Abandonment
o Antisocial Personality Disorder correct answersCluster B
S/S of:
