A 35-year-old woman who is being interviewed by the advanced practice nurse indicates that she has few friends, fears criticism from others, and withholds information about her thoughts and feelings because she anticipates a negative reaction
Based on these data, the nurse suspects that Sarah may later be diagnosed as having:
1. Borderline personality disorder
2. Histrionic personality disorder
3. Avoidant personality disorder
4. Schizoid personality disorder
ANS: 3
These symptoms suggest an avoidant personality disorder: fear of rejection, avoidance of rela-tionships, censorship of expression of thoughts and feelings because of fear of a negative reac-tion. 1. This client would present with unstable interpersonal relationships, labile affect, and complaints of emptiness. 2. Clients with this personality disorder are overly dramatic, manipula-tive, and attention-seeking. 4. Clients with this personality disorder are indifferent to and lack concern for interpersonal contacts.
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