The commonality a nurse would be most likely to assess when working with clients with personality
disorders is that client
a. demonstrates behavior that causes little distress to self or others.
b. has self-esteem issues despite outward confidence.
c. does not experience real distress from symptoms.
d. invariably becomes psychotic under stress.
B
Self-esteem issues are present despite patterns of withdrawal, grandiosity, suspiciousness, or
unconcern. They seem to relate to early life experiences and are reinforced through unsuccessful
experiences in loving and working. Option A: Personality disorders involve lifelong, inflexible,
dysfunctional, and deviant patterns of behavior causing distress to others and in some cases to self.
Option B: Clients with personality disorder may experience very real anxiety and distress when
stress levels rise. Option D is untrue. Some individuals may decompensate and show psychotic
behavior under stress, but not all clients with personality disorder become psychotic under stress.
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