The nurse is careful to provide a quiet, comfortable, safe environment when conducting an assessment interview
What is the reason this is particularly important when working with a patient believed to be exhibiting characteristics of a personality disorder?
a. These patients are generally experiencing chronic depression and are severely im-paired socially.
b. A high stimulus environment will cause the patient to exhibit exacerbated behav-iors that are loud and attention seeking.
c. The patient is easily intimidated and may become so withdrawn that the assess-ment will be difficult if not impossible to complete.
d. This disorder produces defensive, guarded, and impulsive behavior that is easily provoked into anger when the patient feels threatened.
ANS: D
Individuals with these disorders are often withdrawn, defensive, guarded, and impulsive, and may demonstrate an escalation of anger or make hostile or threatening comments. The remaining options are specific to certain types of personality disorders.
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