Consider these comments to three different nurses by a patient with an antisocial personality disorder: "You're a better nurse than the day shift nurse said you were"; "Another nurse said you don't do your job right";
"You think you're perfect, but I've seen you make three mistakes." Collectively, these interactions can be assessed as:
a. Seductive
b. Detached
c. Manipulative
d. Guilt producing
ANS: C
Patients manipulate and control staff members in various ways. By keeping staff members off balance or fighting among themselves, the person with an antisocial personality disorder is left to operate as he or she pleases. Seductive behavior has sexual connotations. The patient is displaying the opposite of detached behavior. Guilt is not evidenced in the comments.
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