A nurse is describing histrionic personality disorder to a group of new nurses. Which term would the nurse most likely use?
A) Attention seeking
B) Psychopath
C) Sociopath
D) Lacking empathy
Ans: A
A person with a histrionic personality disorder is often described as attention seeking, excitable, and emotional. Psychopath and sociopath are terms used to describe the behavior of a person with antisocial personality disorder. Lacking empathy describes a person with a narcissistic personality disorder.
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