A patient who has a history of episodes of road rage thinks that she is a very good driver and doesn't understand why she keeps being told she is a poor driver
She will lose her license now, and she tells you that she is feeling very unhappy and abandoned. She feels like she might hurt herself. The nurse realizes that the patient is exhibiting: 1. narcissistic personality disorder.
2. paranoid personality disorder.
3. schizoid personality disorder.
4. borderline personality disorder.
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Difficulty controlling anger and an unstable sense of self are elements of a borderline per-sonality disorder.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1261-1262
OBJ: 6 TOP: Personality Disorders
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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