A client tells the nurse, "My mother spent many years in a mental institution, and my father would abuse me when my mother was not around." Based on this data, which is the client at greatest risk for developing?
A) A personality disorder
B) Poor relationships with the opposite sex
C) An eating disorder
D) Substance abuse
Answer: A
Risk factors for the development of personality disorders include a family history of mental illness, a history of abuse, instability in family life, and a client history of other mental illnesses. The client's mother being in mental institutions and the client being abused created an unstable family life. The client is at risk for developing a personality disorder. The client is not necessarily at a high risk for an eating disorder, poor relationships with the opposite sex, or substance abuse.
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