NUR 253 EXAM 3 | ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2025 UPDATE
1. Different gways gto gdiagnose/treat gpeople:
ANS>> g• gAdmit gto ghospital
• Partially g hospitalized
• In gday gtreatment gsettings
2. Milieu gmanagement gis ga gsignificant gpart gof gtreatment:
gANS>> g go gGoal gis gto gmanage gpt gattect gin ggroup gcontext
Community gmeetings
gCoping gskills
ggroup gSocialization
ggroups
3. • gWhen gbehaviors gemerge:
gANS>> g go gCalmly greview gtherapeutic ggoals
o gboundaries gof gtreatment
o gavoid grejection gand grescuing
• Assess gfor gsuicide gintentions
4. Dependent gPersonality gDisorder:
g ANS>> g gthought gto gbe ga gresult gof gchronic gphysical gillness, gpunishment, gindecent
gbehavior gor gindependent gbehavior gin gchildhood, ginherited gtrait gof gsubmissiveness,
5. dependent gpersonality gdisorder-• gWhat gis gimportant gwhen
gplanning gtheir g care?:
gANS>> g go gEmpathy
o gIndependence
6. dependent g personality g disorder-characteristics:
gANS>> g g o gClingy
o Submissive
o Fear gof gseparation
1 g/
g27
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o Diflculty gmaking g everyday g decisions
o Dependent gon gother gpeople gto gdo gthings gfor gthem
o Need gothers gto gassume gresponsibility gfor gthe gmajor gareas gin gtheir glife
o Do gnot gexpress gany gkind gof gdisagreement
o Diflculty gin ginitiating gprojects gor gdoing gthings gon gtheir gown
o Helpless gor guncomfortable gbeing galone
Due gto gfears gof gbeing gunable gto gcare gfor gthemselves
7. Borderline gPersonality gDisorder-:
g ANS>> g gThought gto gbe ga gresult gof gearly gabandonment gwhich gresults gin gan gunstable
gview gof gself gand gothers
8. Borderline gpersonality gdisorder-important gin gplanning gcare: g
ANS>> g• gImportance gof gmaintain- ging ga gcalm gand gmatter gof gfact gresponse
• Don't ggive gin gto gthe gpersuasion gof gthese gpatients gtrying gto gmanipulate
2 g/
g27
,NUR 253 EXAM 3 | ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2025 UPDATE
• Give grules, gdon't gsugar gcoat, gand gbe
gconsistent go gBehavioral gcontracts
• Goal gis gto gget gthese gpatients gto gverbalize gwhen gthey gwant gto ghurt geither gthemselves gor gothers.
9. Borderline g personality g disorder-characteristics:
gANS>> g g o g Dramatic
o Instability gin gemotional gregulation gand ginterpersonal grelationships
o Impulsive
ness
gSpending
gmoney gBinge
geating
Sex
Substance gabuse
gReckless gdriving
o Identity gof gself-image gdistortions
o Unstable gmood gand gattect
10. Borderline gpersonality gdisorder-Ineffective gand gharming
gself-soothing g habits:
ANS>> g gCutting
g
Promiscuous gsexual gbehavior
Numbing gwith gsubstance gabuse g(most gcommon)
Splitting g(primary gdefense gmechanism gcoping gstyle): gcannot gincorporate gpositive gand gnegative
gaspects gof gone's gself gor gothers ginto gone gimage. gIdealize ga gperson gat gstart gof ga gnew grelationship
gand ghoping gthis gperson gcan gmeet gall gtheir gexpectations. gWith gthe gfirst gfrustration gcomes
gimmediate ghatred gof gthe gsame gperson.
Suicidal gbehaviors
• Will gmake ggestures gand
gthreats gFeelings gof
gemptiness
3 g/
g27
ANSWERS | 2025 UPDATE
1. Different gways gto gdiagnose/treat gpeople:
ANS>> g• gAdmit gto ghospital
• Partially g hospitalized
• In gday gtreatment gsettings
2. Milieu gmanagement gis ga gsignificant gpart gof gtreatment:
gANS>> g go gGoal gis gto gmanage gpt gattect gin ggroup gcontext
Community gmeetings
gCoping gskills
ggroup gSocialization
ggroups
3. • gWhen gbehaviors gemerge:
gANS>> g go gCalmly greview gtherapeutic ggoals
o gboundaries gof gtreatment
o gavoid grejection gand grescuing
• Assess gfor gsuicide gintentions
4. Dependent gPersonality gDisorder:
g ANS>> g gthought gto gbe ga gresult gof gchronic gphysical gillness, gpunishment, gindecent
gbehavior gor gindependent gbehavior gin gchildhood, ginherited gtrait gof gsubmissiveness,
5. dependent gpersonality gdisorder-• gWhat gis gimportant gwhen
gplanning gtheir g care?:
gANS>> g go gEmpathy
o gIndependence
6. dependent g personality g disorder-characteristics:
gANS>> g g o gClingy
o Submissive
o Fear gof gseparation
1 g/
g27
,NUR 253 EXAM 3 | ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2025 UPDATE
o Diflculty gmaking g everyday g decisions
o Dependent gon gother gpeople gto gdo gthings gfor gthem
o Need gothers gto gassume gresponsibility gfor gthe gmajor gareas gin gtheir glife
o Do gnot gexpress gany gkind gof gdisagreement
o Diflculty gin ginitiating gprojects gor gdoing gthings gon gtheir gown
o Helpless gor guncomfortable gbeing galone
Due gto gfears gof gbeing gunable gto gcare gfor gthemselves
7. Borderline gPersonality gDisorder-:
g ANS>> g gThought gto gbe ga gresult gof gearly gabandonment gwhich gresults gin gan gunstable
gview gof gself gand gothers
8. Borderline gpersonality gdisorder-important gin gplanning gcare: g
ANS>> g• gImportance gof gmaintain- ging ga gcalm gand gmatter gof gfact gresponse
• Don't ggive gin gto gthe gpersuasion gof gthese gpatients gtrying gto gmanipulate
2 g/
g27
,NUR 253 EXAM 3 | ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2025 UPDATE
• Give grules, gdon't gsugar gcoat, gand gbe
gconsistent go gBehavioral gcontracts
• Goal gis gto gget gthese gpatients gto gverbalize gwhen gthey gwant gto ghurt geither gthemselves gor gothers.
9. Borderline g personality g disorder-characteristics:
gANS>> g g o g Dramatic
o Instability gin gemotional gregulation gand ginterpersonal grelationships
o Impulsive
ness
gSpending
gmoney gBinge
geating
Sex
Substance gabuse
gReckless gdriving
o Identity gof gself-image gdistortions
o Unstable gmood gand gattect
10. Borderline gpersonality gdisorder-Ineffective gand gharming
gself-soothing g habits:
ANS>> g gCutting
g
Promiscuous gsexual gbehavior
Numbing gwith gsubstance gabuse g(most gcommon)
Splitting g(primary gdefense gmechanism gcoping gstyle): gcannot gincorporate gpositive gand gnegative
gaspects gof gone's gself gor gothers ginto gone gimage. gIdealize ga gperson gat gstart gof ga gnew grelationship
gand ghoping gthis gperson gcan gmeet gall gtheir gexpectations. gWith gthe gfirst gfrustration gcomes
gimmediate ghatred gof gthe gsame gperson.
Suicidal gbehaviors
• Will gmake ggestures gand
gthreats gFeelings gof
gemptiness
3 g/
g27
