Nur 350 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
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Identify characteristics of personality disorders as a whole - ✔✔Enduring
patterns of behavior: began in childhood/adolescents that continue into
adulthood
It is inflexible and pervasive in all areas of the person's social interaction
It is not associated with medical conditions
Name the personality disorders found in Cluster A - ✔✔Paranoid, schizoid,
schizotypal
Name the personality disorders found in Cluster B:
dramatic/emotional/erratic - ✔✔antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
Name the personality disorders found in Cluster C: anxious/fearful -
✔✔Dependent, avoidant, obsessive compulsive
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder - ✔✔The person perceives that all
people are out to get them, undermine them.
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,Believes spouse/significant other is unfaithful even when there is no
evidence- very controlling. Ver suspicious of people give compliments or
statements of loyalty.
Nursing interventions to use for a person with Paranoid Personality
disorder. - ✔✔Be neutral in approach, respectful, matter of fact. Ask
permission to complete tasks. Give straight forward explanations of what
you will be doing
What is Schizoid Personality Disorder? - ✔✔The person acts like
detachment-hermits. Does not desire close relationships. Emotionally cold
Nursing interventions to use for person with schizoid personality disorder. -
✔✔Tell client what to expect and what is expected from him for each task.
Simplify and clarify what you will be doing
What is Schizotypal Personality Disorder - ✔✔The person is uncomfortable
in realtionships. Excessive social anxiety, typically unhappy about not
having close relationships eccentric/odd beliefs
Antisocial Personality Disorder - ✔✔The person has total disregard for
other and violates others rights
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, Does not conform to social norms, problems with the law, no guilt about
what he/she has done, typically has diagnosis of conduct disorder before
age 15.
Nursing interventions to use for person with antisocial personality disorder -
✔✔Very structured milieu, Identify limits of behavior-what is expected, set
limits on manipulative behavior and unacceptable behaviors, consistency in
expectations for all clients from all staff, staff can discuss problems and
provide support for each other, teach to communicate needs.
Borderline Personality Disorder - ✔✔Main issue: abandonment
Develops unstable and intense relationships, people are perceives as all
good/all bad no in between: splitting, unstable self image, involved in
behaviors that are self-damaging: Chemical abuse, overspending, sexual
Self-mutilation: used to reduce anxiety and relieve emotional pain and need
to feel alive
Histrionic Personality Disorder - ✔✔Very dramatic/highly emotional must be
at center of attention, clothes may be seductive or loud colors, elaborate
fantasies about others: idealize
Narcissistic Personality Disorder - ✔✔Grandiose in perception of self-sees
self as superior to other. Strong need to be admired, lack of empathy for
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100% Solved| Graded A+
Identify characteristics of personality disorders as a whole - ✔✔Enduring
patterns of behavior: began in childhood/adolescents that continue into
adulthood
It is inflexible and pervasive in all areas of the person's social interaction
It is not associated with medical conditions
Name the personality disorders found in Cluster A - ✔✔Paranoid, schizoid,
schizotypal
Name the personality disorders found in Cluster B:
dramatic/emotional/erratic - ✔✔antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
Name the personality disorders found in Cluster C: anxious/fearful -
✔✔Dependent, avoidant, obsessive compulsive
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder - ✔✔The person perceives that all
people are out to get them, undermine them.
1
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,Believes spouse/significant other is unfaithful even when there is no
evidence- very controlling. Ver suspicious of people give compliments or
statements of loyalty.
Nursing interventions to use for a person with Paranoid Personality
disorder. - ✔✔Be neutral in approach, respectful, matter of fact. Ask
permission to complete tasks. Give straight forward explanations of what
you will be doing
What is Schizoid Personality Disorder? - ✔✔The person acts like
detachment-hermits. Does not desire close relationships. Emotionally cold
Nursing interventions to use for person with schizoid personality disorder. -
✔✔Tell client what to expect and what is expected from him for each task.
Simplify and clarify what you will be doing
What is Schizotypal Personality Disorder - ✔✔The person is uncomfortable
in realtionships. Excessive social anxiety, typically unhappy about not
having close relationships eccentric/odd beliefs
Antisocial Personality Disorder - ✔✔The person has total disregard for
other and violates others rights
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, Does not conform to social norms, problems with the law, no guilt about
what he/she has done, typically has diagnosis of conduct disorder before
age 15.
Nursing interventions to use for person with antisocial personality disorder -
✔✔Very structured milieu, Identify limits of behavior-what is expected, set
limits on manipulative behavior and unacceptable behaviors, consistency in
expectations for all clients from all staff, staff can discuss problems and
provide support for each other, teach to communicate needs.
Borderline Personality Disorder - ✔✔Main issue: abandonment
Develops unstable and intense relationships, people are perceives as all
good/all bad no in between: splitting, unstable self image, involved in
behaviors that are self-damaging: Chemical abuse, overspending, sexual
Self-mutilation: used to reduce anxiety and relieve emotional pain and need
to feel alive
Histrionic Personality Disorder - ✔✔Very dramatic/highly emotional must be
at center of attention, clothes may be seductive or loud colors, elaborate
fantasies about others: idealize
Narcissistic Personality Disorder - ✔✔Grandiose in perception of self-sees
self as superior to other. Strong need to be admired, lack of empathy for
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