,Personalit
, Person
OVERVIEW
Individuals with personality disorders (PD) present complex a
referred to as “difficult patients.” Personality traits are the end
manipulation, suspiciousness, and the like.
In individuals with PDs, these traits are maladaptive, persiste
patterns, and more. The intensity and manifestation of presentin
characteristics. Some patients with PDs have milder forms of di
all of the PDs have four common characteristics:
1. Inflexible and maladaptive responses to stress
2. Disability in working and loving
3. Ability to evoke interpersonal conflict in health care providers
4. Capacity to have an intense effect on others (this process is oft
Personality disorders frequently occur in conjunction with oth
depression and anxiety disorders have a high rate of comorbid
Comorbid PDs are likely to be found in patients with somatiz
disorder (Boerescu, 2007). Individuals with a substance abuse
relationship and interfere with treatment.
Because each PD has its own characteristics, personality trai
sections describe the defining characteristics, identify some inter
Some of the most problematic behaviors nurses are confronte
include manipulation (refer to Chapter 20), self-mutilation, suici
impaired social interaction, and nonadherence to medication or
ineffective coping are covered in this chapter. The other comm
behaviors are commonly seen in a host of disorders, and the guid
Although individuals with PDs might be hospitalized briefly d
The following discussion provides defining characteristics, gui
, Person
OVERVIEW
Individuals with personality disorders (PD) present complex a
referred to as “difficult patients.” Personality traits are the end
manipulation, suspiciousness, and the like.
In individuals with PDs, these traits are maladaptive, persiste
patterns, and more. The intensity and manifestation of presentin
characteristics. Some patients with PDs have milder forms of di
all of the PDs have four common characteristics:
1. Inflexible and maladaptive responses to stress
2. Disability in working and loving
3. Ability to evoke interpersonal conflict in health care providers
4. Capacity to have an intense effect on others (this process is oft
Personality disorders frequently occur in conjunction with oth
depression and anxiety disorders have a high rate of comorbid
Comorbid PDs are likely to be found in patients with somatiz
disorder (Boerescu, 2007). Individuals with a substance abuse
relationship and interfere with treatment.
Because each PD has its own characteristics, personality trai
sections describe the defining characteristics, identify some inter
Some of the most problematic behaviors nurses are confronte
include manipulation (refer to Chapter 20), self-mutilation, suici
impaired social interaction, and nonadherence to medication or
ineffective coping are covered in this chapter. The other comm
behaviors are commonly seen in a host of disorders, and the guid
Although individuals with PDs might be hospitalized briefly d
The following discussion provides defining characteristics, gui
