The nurse is caring for an adolescent patient with a suspected personality disorder. Why must the health care provider be cautious about diagnosing an adolescent patient with a personality disorder?
1. Adolescents are too young to develop a personality disorder.
2. The patterns of behavior and thinking could reflect adolescent experimentation.
3. Adolescents develop different types of personality disorder.
4. The patterns of behavior and thinking cannot be assessed in an adolescent patient.
Answer: 2
Explanation: Health care providers are typically hesitant about diagnosing an adolescent patient with a personality disorder because the patterns of behavior and thinking associated with a personality disorder could reflect adolescent experimentation.
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