NSG 221 - Mental Health Nursing
Exam 4
Question:
Cluster B personality disorders (dramatic/wild)
Answer:
- Antisocial: disregard for and violation of the rights of others and laws
- Borderline: unstable interpersonal relationships, mood, and self-image (3
times more common in women)
- Histrionic: excessive emotion, constant attention seeking
- Narcissistic: grandiose sense of self-importance or uniqueness, lack of
empathy, fragile self-esteem
Question:
antisocial personality disorder
Answer:
- disregard for rights of others and laws
- manipulative, deceitful
- may seem normal
- do not have depression or anxiety 1 / 3
- aggressive
- low frustration tolerance
- may "push" your buttons
- result of abusive parenting
Question:
nursing interventions for antisocial personality disorder
Answer:
- limit setting
- confrontation
- teach client problem solving and anger management
Question:
borderline personality disorder
Answer:
- extreme instability in mood control
- impulsive
- may make suicidal statements to gain more attention
- difficult to deal with because they will "push" your buttons
- lack of concern for safety
- non-suicidal self-injury
- poor parental relationship early on 2 / 3
Question:
nursing interventions for borderline personality disorder
Answer:
- promote safety
- help client cope with emotions
- cognitive restructuring
- teach social skills
Question:
histrionic personality disorder
Answer:
- attention-seeking behavior
- self-centered
- melodramatic
- impulsive
- flirtatious
- may seek treatment for depression
- / 3