A client frequently impulsively acts out suicidal impulses, including grabbing the coffee jar to smash it and attempting to hang herself with her bra. The nurse would view the client's behaviors as most consistent with:
1. Narcissistic personality disorder
2. Histrionic personality disorder
3. Borderline personality disorder
4. Antisocial personality disorder
ANS: 3
Suicidal gestures and attempts to injure or self-mutilate are consistent with borderline personality disorder. 1. These clients are attention-seeking and demanding but not at risk of injury to self. 2. These clients are overly dramatic but not self-injuring. 4. These clients are more likely to exhibit violence toward others than toward self.
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