rn 400 week 10 hw: overview of personality disorders
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1. Personality disorders typically occur in conjunction with which other disor-
ders?: a. Bipolar disorders
b. Anxiety disorders
c. Substance abuse disorders
2. Which is a characteristic of an unspecified personality disorder?: b. The criteria for
a specific personality disorder are not met
3. Which statement about personality disorders is most accurate?: c. Personality
disorders typically manifest in adolescence or early adulthood.
4. A patient with a family history of schizophrenia insists that his wife is cheating
on him, despite evidence to the contrary. Which type of personality disorder is
this patient displaying?: b. Paranoid personality disorder
5. A patient who has a family history of schizophrenia is diagnosed with autism
and is displaying odd behavior. The nurse suspects this patient may be exhibit-
ing manifestations of which personality disorder?: a. Schizoid personality disorder
6. A patient who believes he has magical control over others is not able to make
eye contact with the nurse; instead, his eyes dart around the room. This patient
has which personality disorder?: c. Schizotypal personality disorder
7. The nurse is providing teaching to a patient who has a family history of schiz-
ophrenia and has been diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder. Which
statement made by the nurse is most appropriate?: d. "There is research stating that there
may be a genetic component to personality disorders, and your sister having schizophrenia elevates your chance of
having schizoid personality disorder."
8. A patient who is incarcerated engages in physical assault against other in-
mates and shows no remorse for his actions. Which personality disorder would
be suspected?: b. Antisocial
9. Which behavior demonstrates projective identification as seen in patients
with borderline personality disorder?: b. Blaming others
10. A patient with borderline personality disorder (BPD) may have suffered from
which problems?: a. Bullying
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_htsj17
1. Personality disorders typically occur in conjunction with which other disor-
ders?: a. Bipolar disorders
b. Anxiety disorders
c. Substance abuse disorders
2. Which is a characteristic of an unspecified personality disorder?: b. The criteria for
a specific personality disorder are not met
3. Which statement about personality disorders is most accurate?: c. Personality
disorders typically manifest in adolescence or early adulthood.
4. A patient with a family history of schizophrenia insists that his wife is cheating
on him, despite evidence to the contrary. Which type of personality disorder is
this patient displaying?: b. Paranoid personality disorder
5. A patient who has a family history of schizophrenia is diagnosed with autism
and is displaying odd behavior. The nurse suspects this patient may be exhibit-
ing manifestations of which personality disorder?: a. Schizoid personality disorder
6. A patient who believes he has magical control over others is not able to make
eye contact with the nurse; instead, his eyes dart around the room. This patient
has which personality disorder?: c. Schizotypal personality disorder
7. The nurse is providing teaching to a patient who has a family history of schiz-
ophrenia and has been diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder. Which
statement made by the nurse is most appropriate?: d. "There is research stating that there
may be a genetic component to personality disorders, and your sister having schizophrenia elevates your chance of
having schizoid personality disorder."
8. A patient who is incarcerated engages in physical assault against other in-
mates and shows no remorse for his actions. Which personality disorder would
be suspected?: b. Antisocial
9. Which behavior demonstrates projective identification as seen in patients
with borderline personality disorder?: b. Blaming others
10. A patient with borderline personality disorder (BPD) may have suffered from
which problems?: a. Bullying
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