What would the nurse expect to find when assessing a client with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
1. Difficulty completing projects
2. A sense of spontaneity
3. Open expression of feelings
4. Ability to tolerate mistakes
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Rationale: Individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder strive at all times to keep the world predictable and organized. They have difficulty in completing projects. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder are excessively conscientious and rigid and are unable to tolerate mistakes or spontaneity. They feel required to fulfill unending duties, responsibilities, and tasks, are self-critical, and adhere strictly and concretely to rules. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder rarely express their feelings openly.
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