COMPLEX ADULT HEALTH 2026 FINAL
EXAM PAPER WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100 PERCENT
VERIFIED
⩥ Personality Disorder: Characteristics. Answer: - inflexible, pervasive
and damaging (do same thing over and over)
- egocentrism (self gradification)
- need to feel in control
- dysfunctional relationships
- lack of empathy, remorse, anger and hostility
⩥ Personality Disorder: Onset. Answer: - diagnosed after 18 y/o
- common
- higher rates of suicide attempts
- criminal activity, alcoholism, drug abuse
- poor insight
- disorders are constant
⩥ Personality Disorder: Etiology Theories. Answer: - temperament
(biological)
,- difficulty moving through developmental stages
- cognitive distortions (see world differently)
- childhood trauma
⩥ Personality Disorder: Treatment. Answer: - based on disorder and
severity
- psychotherapy
- medications for symptoms
- CBT
⩥ Cluster A Disorder. Answer: - odd or eccentric
- paranoid
- schizoid
- shizotypal
⩥ Paranoid Personality Disorder. Answer: - pervasive distrust and
suspiciousness of others
- will not be in hospital
⩥ Schizoid Personality Disorder. Answer: - pattern of detachment from
social relationships
- like to be alone
- do not force to be with others
,⩥ Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Answer: - Social and interpersonal
deficits with cognitive and perceptual distortions
- weird
- magical thinking, not schizophrenic
⩥ Cluster B. Answer: - dramatic, emotional or erratic
- antisocial
- borderline
- narcissistic
- historionic
⩥ Antisocial Personality Disorder. Answer: - disregard for and violation
of the rights of others
- sociopath
- skillful manipulator
- don't care how they make others feel
- fake emotions/guiltless
- low tolerance for frustration and easily provoked
- treatment will not work you want them discharged
⩥ Antisocial Personality Disorder: Predisposing Factors. Answer: -
genetic
, - adhd and conduct disorders
- chaotic home environment
- parental deprivation
- severe physical abuse as child
⩥ Antisocial Personality Disorder: Management Strategies. Answer: -
set clear and realistic limits
- ensure consistency among staff (assign one nurse)
- provide clear boundaries and consequences
⩥ Borderline Personality Disorder. Answer: - instability of interpersonal
relationships, self-image and affects
- suicidal
- 3x more common in women
- fear of abandonment, cutting is common
⩥ Borderline Personality Disorder: Patterns of Behavior. Answer: -
clinging and distancing
- splitting
- manipulation
- self-mutilation
- impulsivity