When working with a client with personality disorders, the nurse realizes that the client's behavior must have which characteristic?
1. Daily functioning is rarely affected by the disorders.
2. It can occur at any time during adulthood.
3. The behavior is very different from what is expected of the client's culture.
4. It is frequently characterized by psychotic behaviors.
Answer: 3
1. The disorders impair day-to-day functioning.
2. Personality disorders begin in adolescence or young adulthood.
3. Some behaviors, such as dependency, might be normal within a culture; behaviors seen with personality disorders deviate markedly from one's cultural norms.
4. Personality disorders are characterized by inflexible and inappropriate behaviors and occasionally psychotic behavior.
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