NUR 253 Mental health Exam 3 with Actual Complete
Questions and Correct Detailed Answer with Rationales
Already Graded A+ | 2026/2027 Updated
Different ways to diagnose/treat people - ANSWER✔✨-• Admit to hospital
• Partially hospitalized
• In day treatment settings
Milieu management is a significant part of treatment - ANSWER✔✨-o Goal is to manage pt
affect in group context
Community meetings
Coping skills group
Socialization groups
• When behaviors emerge - ANSWER✔✨-o Calmly review therapeutic goals
o boundaries of treatment
o avoid rejection and rescuing
• Assess for suicide intentions
Dependent Personality Disorder - ANSWER✔✨-thought to be a result of chronic physical illness,
punishment, indecent behavior or independent behavior in childhood, inherited trait of
submissiveness,
dependent personality disorder-• What is important when planning their care? - ANSWER✔✨-o
Empathy
,o Independence
dependent personality disorder-characteristics - ANSWER✔✨-o Clingy
o Submissive
o Fear of separation
o Difficulty making everyday decisions
o Dependent on other people to do things for them
o Need others to assume responsibility for the major areas in their life
o Do not express any kind of disagreement
o Difficulty in initiating projects or doing things on their own
o Helpless or uncomfortable being alone
Due to fears of being unable to care for themselves
Borderline Personality Disorder- - ANSWER✔✨-Thought to be a result of early abandonment
which results in an unstable view of self and others
Borderline personality disorder-important in planning care - ANSWER✔✨-• Importance of
maintaining a calm and matter of fact response
• Don't give in to the persuasion of these patients trying to manipulate
• Give rules, don't sugar coat, and be consistent
o Behavioral contracts
• Goal is to get these patients to verbalize when they want to hurt either themselves or others.
Borderline personality disorder-characteristics - ANSWER✔✨-o Dramatic
o Instability in emotional regulation and interpersonal relationships
o Impulsiveness
, Spending money
Binge eating
Sex
Substance abuse
Reckless driving
o Identity of self-image distortions
o Unstable mood and affect
Borderline personality disorder-Ineffective and harming self-soothing habits - ANSWER✔✨-
Cutting
Promiscuous sexual behavior
Numbing with substance abuse (most common)
Splitting (primary defense mechanism coping style): cannot incorporate positive and negative
aspects of one's self or others into one image. Idealize a person at start of a new relationship
and hoping this person can meet all their expectations. With the first frustration comes
immediate hatred of the same person.
Suicidal behaviors
• Will make gestures and threats
Feelings of emptiness
Inappropriate and intense flashes of anger that are uncontrollable
Histrionic Personality Disorder- - ANSWER✔✨-Earliest as 3-5 yrs of age with an overly intense
attachment to parent of opposite sex parent which results in fear of retaliation of same sex
parent
Histrionic Personality Disorder- Know characteristics one might exhibit - ANSWER✔✨-o
Uncomfortable in situations where self is not the center of attention
Questions and Correct Detailed Answer with Rationales
Already Graded A+ | 2026/2027 Updated
Different ways to diagnose/treat people - ANSWER✔✨-• Admit to hospital
• Partially hospitalized
• In day treatment settings
Milieu management is a significant part of treatment - ANSWER✔✨-o Goal is to manage pt
affect in group context
Community meetings
Coping skills group
Socialization groups
• When behaviors emerge - ANSWER✔✨-o Calmly review therapeutic goals
o boundaries of treatment
o avoid rejection and rescuing
• Assess for suicide intentions
Dependent Personality Disorder - ANSWER✔✨-thought to be a result of chronic physical illness,
punishment, indecent behavior or independent behavior in childhood, inherited trait of
submissiveness,
dependent personality disorder-• What is important when planning their care? - ANSWER✔✨-o
Empathy
,o Independence
dependent personality disorder-characteristics - ANSWER✔✨-o Clingy
o Submissive
o Fear of separation
o Difficulty making everyday decisions
o Dependent on other people to do things for them
o Need others to assume responsibility for the major areas in their life
o Do not express any kind of disagreement
o Difficulty in initiating projects or doing things on their own
o Helpless or uncomfortable being alone
Due to fears of being unable to care for themselves
Borderline Personality Disorder- - ANSWER✔✨-Thought to be a result of early abandonment
which results in an unstable view of self and others
Borderline personality disorder-important in planning care - ANSWER✔✨-• Importance of
maintaining a calm and matter of fact response
• Don't give in to the persuasion of these patients trying to manipulate
• Give rules, don't sugar coat, and be consistent
o Behavioral contracts
• Goal is to get these patients to verbalize when they want to hurt either themselves or others.
Borderline personality disorder-characteristics - ANSWER✔✨-o Dramatic
o Instability in emotional regulation and interpersonal relationships
o Impulsiveness
, Spending money
Binge eating
Sex
Substance abuse
Reckless driving
o Identity of self-image distortions
o Unstable mood and affect
Borderline personality disorder-Ineffective and harming self-soothing habits - ANSWER✔✨-
Cutting
Promiscuous sexual behavior
Numbing with substance abuse (most common)
Splitting (primary defense mechanism coping style): cannot incorporate positive and negative
aspects of one's self or others into one image. Idealize a person at start of a new relationship
and hoping this person can meet all their expectations. With the first frustration comes
immediate hatred of the same person.
Suicidal behaviors
• Will make gestures and threats
Feelings of emptiness
Inappropriate and intense flashes of anger that are uncontrollable
Histrionic Personality Disorder- - ANSWER✔✨-Earliest as 3-5 yrs of age with an overly intense
attachment to parent of opposite sex parent which results in fear of retaliation of same sex
parent
Histrionic Personality Disorder- Know characteristics one might exhibit - ANSWER✔✨-o
Uncomfortable in situations where self is not the center of attention
