NSG 526 exam 3 Q & A 2025

NSG 526 exam 3 Q & A 2025
AApersonalityAdisorderAisAdefinedAasA"anAenduringApatternAofAinnerAexperienceAandAbehavi
orAthatAdeviatesAmarkedlyAfromAtheAexpectationsAofAtheAindividual'sA------------
,AisApervasiveAandA-----------
,AhasAanAonsetAinAadolescenceAorAearlyAadulthood,AisAstableAwithAtime,AandAleadsAtoAdistre
ssAorAimpairment"A-AcorrectAanswers-culture
inflexible
PersonalityAdisordersAwereAoriginallyAclassifiedAasAAxisA----------AdiagnosesAinAtheADSM-
IV-TR.A-AcorrectAanswers-II
PersonalityAdisordersAwereAoriginallyAclassifiedAasAAxisAIIAdiagnosesAinAtheADSM-IV-
TR.AAxisAIIAclassificationAwasAintendedAtoAfocusAattentionAonA----------
IApatternsAthatAmightAbeAoverlookedAinAtheAlightAofAtheAmoreApronouncedAdisordersAofAAxis
AI.A-AcorrectAanswers-behavior

ToAreceiveAaAdiagnosisAofAaApersonalityAdisorder,AanAindividualAmustAdemonstrateAtheAcrit
eriaAbehaviorsApersistentlyAandAtoAsuchAanAextentAthatAtheyAimpairAtheAabilityAtoAfunctionAs
ociallyAandA-----------

InAsomeApeople,AtheAunderlyingAfeelingsAandAbehaviorsAmayAbeAintermittentAandAinterfereA
interpersonallyAwithoutAimpairment.AInsteadAofAhavingAaApersonalityAdisorder,AtheAindividu
alAisAsaidAtoAhaveA---------AofAtheAdisorder.A-AcorrectAanswers-occupationally.
traits
ToAreceiveAaAdiagnosisAofAaApersonalityAdisorder,AanAindividualAmustAdemonstrateAtheAcrit
eriaAbehaviorsApersistentlyAandAtoAsuchAanAextentAthatAtheyAimpairAtheAabilityAtoAfunctionAs
ociallyAandAoccupationally.AInAsomeApeople,AtheAunderlyingAfeelingsAandAbehaviorsAmayAb
eAintermittentAandAinterfereAinterpersonallyAwithoutAimpairment.AInsteadAofAhavingAaAperso
nalityAdisorder,AtheAindividualAisAsaidAtoAhaveAtraitsAofAtheAdisorder.A

PersonalityAtraitsAareAdefinedAasA"prominentAaspectsAofAtheApersonalityAthatAareAexhibitedA
inAaAwideArangeAofAimportantAsocialAandApersonalAcontexts"A(APA,A2022,Ap.A735).APersona
lityAtraitsAcanAalsoAbeAnotedAwithoutAaA-----------A-AcorrectAanswers-
withoutAaAformalAdiagnosis.
MixAandAmatch

DSM-5ATRAandAtheAClinicalAPictureAofAClusterAAADisorders

DSM-5ATRAandAtheAClinicalAPictureAofAClusterABADisordersA

DSM-5ATRAandAtheAClinicalAPictureAofAClusterACADisordersA

with

(Anxious,AFearful)

,(OddAorAEccentric)

(Dramatic,AEmotional,AErratic)A-AcorrectAanswers-DSM-
5ATRAandAtheAClinicalAPictureAofAClusterAAADisordersA(OddAorAEccentric)

DSM-5ATRAandAtheAClinicalAPictureAofAClusterABADisordersA(Dramatic,AEmotional,AErratic)

DSM-5ATRAandAtheAClinicalAPictureAofAClusterACADisordersA(Anxious,AFearful)
Paranoid,ASchizoid,AandASchizotypalApersonalityAdisordersAareA

ClusterA---------
whichAalignsAwithAwhichAone?-------------------
1.A(Anxious,AFearful)
2.A(OddAorAEccentric)
3.A(Dramatic,AEmotional,AErratic)A-AcorrectAanswers-A
Odd/Eccentric
antisocial,Aborderline,Ahistrionic,AandAnarcissisticApersonalityAdisordersAareA

ClusterA---------
whichAalignsAwithAwhichAone?-------------------
1.A(Anxious,AFearful)
2.A(OddAorAEccentric)
3.A(Dramatic,AEmotional,AErratic)A-AcorrectAanswers-B
Dramatic,AEmotional,AErratic
avoidant,Adependent,Aobsessive-compulsiveApersonalityAdisordersAareA

ClusterA---------
whichAalignsAwithAwhichAone?-------------------
1.A(Anxious,AFearful)
2.A(OddAorAEccentric)
3.A(Dramatic,AEmotional,AErratic)A-AcorrectAanswers-C
Anxious,AFearful
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-compulsiveApersonalityAdisorders

WhichAoneACharacteristics:AsuspiciousAofAothers;AfearAothersAwillAexploit,Aharm,AorAdeceiv
eAthem;AfearAofA--------

,AinAothersA(fearApersonalAinformationAwillAbeAusedAagainstAthem);AmisreadAcomplimentsAas
A-----------

;Ahypervigilant;AproneAtoAcounterattack;Ahostile;AandAaloof.APsychoticAepisodesAmayAoccur
AinAtimesAofA-------.ANursesAshouldAgiveA-------------

AexplanationsAofAtests,AhistoryAtaking,AandAprocedures,AsideAeffectsAofAdrugs,AchangesAinAt

reatmentAplan,AandApossibleAfurtherAprocedures,AtoAcounteractAclientAfear.A-
AcorrectAanswers-ParanoidA(clusterAA)




confidingA
manipulation
stress
straightforwardA(asAwithAallAofAclusterAA)
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-compulsiveApersonalityAdisorders

WhichAoneACharacteristics:A---------AcloseArelationships,AisAsociallyA-----------
,AhasApoorAoccupationalAfunctioning,AandAappearsAcold,A-------,AandAdetached.A

SocialAawarenessAisAlackingAandArelationshipsAgenerateA-----AandAconfusionAinAtheAclient.A

NursesAshouldAstriveAforAs-------AandAclarityAtoAhelpAdecreaseAclientAanxiety.A-
AcorrectAanswers-SchizoidA(clusterAA)

avoids
isolated
aloof
fear
simplificationA(asAwithAallAofAclusterAA)
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-compulsiveApersonalityAdisorders

, WhichAoneACharacteristics:AideasAofA------------;A
------------AthinkingAorAoddAbeliefs;AperceptualAdistortions;Avague,A---------
speech;Afrightened,Asuspicious,A----------Aaffect;AdistantAandA----------
AsocialArelationships.ATheseAclientsAtendAtoAbeAfrightenedAandAsuspiciousAinAsocialAsituatio

ns.A------------AcanAeaseAtheirAanxiety.A-AcorrectAanswers-SchizotypalA(clusterAA)

reference
magical
stereotypedA
blunted
strained
ExplanationsA(asAwithAallAofAclusterAA)
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-compulsiveApersonalityAdisorders

WhichAone:

Characteristics:AhasAsuperficialA---------,AviolatesA----------
AofAothers,AexploitsAothers,Alies,Acheats,AlacksAguiltAorAremorse,AisA----------

,AactsAout,AandAlacksAempathy.AAsAclientsAtheseAindividualsAareAextremelyAmanipulativeAa
ndA-------------ANursesAmustAestablishAandAadhereAtoAaAplanAofAcare,AandAmaintainAclearA----
--------AifAtheyAareAtoAminimizeAclientAmanipulationAandAactingAout.A-AcorrectAanswers-
AntisocialA(clusterAB)

charm
rights
impulsive
manipulativeAandAaggressive.
boundaries
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Avoidant
Dependent