EXAM 3 Final Examination and
Already Passed Answers 2025\2026
Updated.
A nurse is caring for a client with borderline personality disorder (BPD) who exhibits a pattern of
behavior of playing a staff member against another. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - Answer Explore with the client his use of clinging and distancing behaviors
A nurse is evaluating the plan of care for a client who has antisocial personality disorder. Which
of the following actions indicate that the client is making progress with the treatment? (Select
all that apply.) - Answer -Helping another client who has depression fill out a menu
-Requesting a weekend pass to go home
Borderline with rapid cycling - Answer referral to (ACT) Assertive community treatment
Cluster A personality disorders (weird) (odd/eccentric) - Answer Paranoid, Schizoid,
Schizotypal
Cluster B personality disorders (dramatic, emotional, erratic) - Answer antisocial, borderline,
histrionic, narcissistic
Cluster C personality disorders (anxious, fearful, worried) - Answer OCPD, Dependent disorder,
Avoidant disorder
narcissistic personality disorder - Answer characterized by a grandiose sense of self-
importance, a preoccupation with fantasies of success or power, and a need for constant
attention or admiration
narcissistic personality disorder - Answer lack of empathy for others
schizoid, schizotypal, paranoid (cluster a) - Answer Does not occur exclusively during the
course of schizophrenia, a bipolar disorder or depressive disorder with psychotic features, or
another psychotic disorder and is not attributable to the physiological effects of another
medical condition.
, schizotypal personality disorder - Answer may have peculiar or eccentric thoughts, behaviors,
and patterns of speech; disturbances in the perception of events; odd beliefs or fantasies; and
trouble with meeting people and maintaining close friendships.
schizotypal personality disorder - Answer have magical thinking, or misunderstand speech
paranoid personality disorder - Answer suspicious and distrustful of others, but they do seek
relationships.
erratic - Answer irregular, unpredictable
antisocial personality disorder - Answer regard and violate the rights of other people and
dismiss the rules of society.
APD predominant features - Answer lying, deception, aggression, violating laws, reckless
disregard for the safety of self or others, irresponsibility, and total lack of remorse
APD (antisocial personality disorder) - Answer dysregulation of serotonin
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - Answer poor boundaries between themselves and
others, excessive emotional reactions, fear of abandonment and impulsivity among many other
manifestations
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - Answer tendency to self-harm and attempt or threaten
suicide
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - Answer frantic, dramatic, attention-seeking, and overly
expressive.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - Answer origins of borderline personality disorder begin
with a sensitivity to rejection in childhood
narrative therapy - Answer deconstructs and reauthors personal stories (good for BPD)
Already Passed Answers 2025\2026
Updated.
A nurse is caring for a client with borderline personality disorder (BPD) who exhibits a pattern of
behavior of playing a staff member against another. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - Answer Explore with the client his use of clinging and distancing behaviors
A nurse is evaluating the plan of care for a client who has antisocial personality disorder. Which
of the following actions indicate that the client is making progress with the treatment? (Select
all that apply.) - Answer -Helping another client who has depression fill out a menu
-Requesting a weekend pass to go home
Borderline with rapid cycling - Answer referral to (ACT) Assertive community treatment
Cluster A personality disorders (weird) (odd/eccentric) - Answer Paranoid, Schizoid,
Schizotypal
Cluster B personality disorders (dramatic, emotional, erratic) - Answer antisocial, borderline,
histrionic, narcissistic
Cluster C personality disorders (anxious, fearful, worried) - Answer OCPD, Dependent disorder,
Avoidant disorder
narcissistic personality disorder - Answer characterized by a grandiose sense of self-
importance, a preoccupation with fantasies of success or power, and a need for constant
attention or admiration
narcissistic personality disorder - Answer lack of empathy for others
schizoid, schizotypal, paranoid (cluster a) - Answer Does not occur exclusively during the
course of schizophrenia, a bipolar disorder or depressive disorder with psychotic features, or
another psychotic disorder and is not attributable to the physiological effects of another
medical condition.
, schizotypal personality disorder - Answer may have peculiar or eccentric thoughts, behaviors,
and patterns of speech; disturbances in the perception of events; odd beliefs or fantasies; and
trouble with meeting people and maintaining close friendships.
schizotypal personality disorder - Answer have magical thinking, or misunderstand speech
paranoid personality disorder - Answer suspicious and distrustful of others, but they do seek
relationships.
erratic - Answer irregular, unpredictable
antisocial personality disorder - Answer regard and violate the rights of other people and
dismiss the rules of society.
APD predominant features - Answer lying, deception, aggression, violating laws, reckless
disregard for the safety of self or others, irresponsibility, and total lack of remorse
APD (antisocial personality disorder) - Answer dysregulation of serotonin
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - Answer poor boundaries between themselves and
others, excessive emotional reactions, fear of abandonment and impulsivity among many other
manifestations
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - Answer tendency to self-harm and attempt or threaten
suicide
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - Answer frantic, dramatic, attention-seeking, and overly
expressive.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - Answer origins of borderline personality disorder begin
with a sensitivity to rejection in childhood
narrative therapy - Answer deconstructs and reauthors personal stories (good for BPD)
