A nurse working with a patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder will need to consider therapeutic strategies for which likely patient characteristics? (Select all that apply.)
a. Unpredictable mood shifts
b. A strong sense of interdependence
c. Impulsivity that leads to extreme risk taking
d. Tendency to overreact to even minor criticism
e. Hallucinations that may be either visual or auditory
A, C, D
Features of borderline personality disorder include instability, impulsivity, hypersensitivity, self-destructive behavior, profound mood shifts, and unstable and intense interpersonal relationships. Forming healthy relationships and psychotic behaviors are not characteristic of borderline personality disorder.
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