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Which of the following statements about personality disorders is false?    

After being treated in the treatment room for self-inflicted lacerations to wrists and arms, a client with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder is admitted to the psychiatric unit. Which nursing intervention takes priority?    

A client diagnosed with Avoidant Personality Disorder traits sits alone and ignores other’s attempts to converse. When asked to join a group, the client states, “No, thanks.” In this situation, which should the nurse assign as an initial nursing diagnosis?

A recently divorced psychiatric technician, became sexually involved with a male patient.  If this patient had a personality disorder, what would be the most likely personality disorder?    

A male client, age 22, has repeatedly been in trouble with the law since the age of 12. He buys cars and then refuses to pay for them.  What type of personality disorder might the client be suffering from?    

A newly admitted client is diagnosed with Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Which signs would the nurse expect this client to exhibit during social situation?    

Which characteristic is most often used to describe individuals with narcissistic personality disorder?    

A client tells her guidance counselor at a community college that she suffers from Anxiety and Histrionic Personality Disorder.  She wants advice about what program would be good for her to receive a certificate in.  The guidance counselor suggests:    

This question is related to your group presentation. Please list the name of your group (flower), your group members, and the role you played in your presentation. Do you believe the students in your group equally contributed to the presentation? Why or why not? Out of all the personality disorders you learned about this week, which one do you identify with most?