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way of thinking, feeling and behaving that makes a person different from other people;
influenced by experiences, environment and inherited characteristics - Answers personality
personality disorder involve ____ and ____ responses to stress - Answers inflexible; malaptive
personality disorder characterized by suspiciousness and mistrust of others; become angry and
threatening - Answers paranoid personality disorder
personality disorder characterized by social detachment and limited emotional expression -
Answers schizoid personality disorder
pts with schizoid personality disorder often choose to be ____ and appear ____ - Answers alone;
cold and detached
personality disorder characterized by multiple oddities and eccentricities of behavior, thought,
affect, speech, appearance - Answers schizotypal personality disorder
individuals with schizotypal personality disorder often have ____ thinking and are often ____ and
_____ - Answers magical/odd;
suspicious/paranoid
nurse should provide ____ explanations to pts with personality disorders - Answers clear, simple
personality disorder characterized by patterns of irresponsible & antisocial
behavior; individual is self-centered and has consistent disregard for others - Answers antisocial
personality disorder
individuals with antisocial personality disorder often have a lack of ____ or ____ - Answers guilt,
remorse
nurse must set ___ and maintain ______ in confronting behaviors and enforcing rules with pts
with antisocial personality disorder; point out of effects of their ____ - Answers firm limits;
consistency;
behavior
personality disorder characterized by impulsive & unpredictable behaviors with recurrent self-
harm or suicidal ideation - Answers borderline personality disorder
individuals with borderline personality disorder often perform ____ behavior - Answers self-
mutilating