ATI Personality Disorder Exam
Questions and Answers
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client ad finds a razor blade
hidden in the client's belongings. The nurse should identify that this finding is
consistent with which of the following disorders?
a. schizotypal personality disorder
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. schizoid personality disorder
d. borderline personality disorder - ANSWER-d. borderline personality disorder
A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I have no close friends. I do not go to
parties. I can't talk in front of people, and I fear rejection." The nurse should identify
that these findings are manifestations of which of the following personality disorders?
a. avoidant personality disorder
b. antisocial personality disorder
c. dependent personality disorder
d. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder - ANSWER-a. avoidant personality
disorder
A nurse is preparing a presentation on nursing theorists for a unit meeting. Which of
the following theorists should the nurse include as the person who developed the
theory of interpersonal relations?
a. Hildegard Peplau
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Patricia Benner
d. Dorothea Orem - ANSWER-a. Hildegard Peplau
A charge nurse is reviewing the diagnostic criteria for several personality disorders
with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following reference publications
will be most helpful?
a. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
b. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes
c. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) -
ANSWER-d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
(DSM-5)
A nurse is reviewing Erikson's Eight Stages of Development. During which of the
following age ranges does the client experience the identity vs. role confusion stage?
, a. 3 to 5 years old
b. 5 to 12 years old
c. 12 to 18 years old
d. 40 to 65 years old - ANSWER-c. 12 to 18 years old
A nurse is educating newly licensed nurses about the diathesis-stress model impact
on client care. The nurse stresses that which of the following interacts with
environmental triggers and influences the client's response to stressors?
a. food
b. temperament
c. medications
d. allergies - ANSWER-b. temperament
A nurse is caring for a client who states that they are entitled to a single room on the
mental health unit and that the nurse is not educated enough to care for them. The
nurse should identify that this finding is consistent with which of the following
personality disorders?
a. Narcissistic personality disorder
b. Histrionic personality disorder
c. Dependent personality disorder
d. Paranoid personality disorder - ANSWER-a. Narcissistic personality disorder
A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. The nurse
should identify that which of the following factors may have contributed to the
development of this disorder?
a. gender predisposition
b. childhood rejection
c. lower socioeconomic status
d. second-generation relative with schizophrenia - ANSWER-b. childhood rejection
A nurse on a mental health unit is teaching a newly licensed nurse about psychotic
features among clients. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed
nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "clients who have dependent personality disorder can exhibit psychotic features."
b. "clients who have narcissistic personality disorder can exhibit psychotic features."
c. "clients who have schizoid personality disorder can exhibit psychotic features."
d. "clients who have borderline personality disorder can exhibit psychotic features." -
ANSWER-d. "clients who have borderline personality disorder can exhibit psychotic
features."
A nurse on a mental health unit is planning care for a client who has borderline
personality disorder. Which of the following goals should the nurse set for the client?
a. the client will deny feeling that others are seeking to hurt them for one week
b. the client will form personal relationships with two other clients within two days
Questions and Answers
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client ad finds a razor blade
hidden in the client's belongings. The nurse should identify that this finding is
consistent with which of the following disorders?
a. schizotypal personality disorder
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. schizoid personality disorder
d. borderline personality disorder - ANSWER-d. borderline personality disorder
A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I have no close friends. I do not go to
parties. I can't talk in front of people, and I fear rejection." The nurse should identify
that these findings are manifestations of which of the following personality disorders?
a. avoidant personality disorder
b. antisocial personality disorder
c. dependent personality disorder
d. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder - ANSWER-a. avoidant personality
disorder
A nurse is preparing a presentation on nursing theorists for a unit meeting. Which of
the following theorists should the nurse include as the person who developed the
theory of interpersonal relations?
a. Hildegard Peplau
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Patricia Benner
d. Dorothea Orem - ANSWER-a. Hildegard Peplau
A charge nurse is reviewing the diagnostic criteria for several personality disorders
with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following reference publications
will be most helpful?
a. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
b. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes
c. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) -
ANSWER-d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
(DSM-5)
A nurse is reviewing Erikson's Eight Stages of Development. During which of the
following age ranges does the client experience the identity vs. role confusion stage?
, a. 3 to 5 years old
b. 5 to 12 years old
c. 12 to 18 years old
d. 40 to 65 years old - ANSWER-c. 12 to 18 years old
A nurse is educating newly licensed nurses about the diathesis-stress model impact
on client care. The nurse stresses that which of the following interacts with
environmental triggers and influences the client's response to stressors?
a. food
b. temperament
c. medications
d. allergies - ANSWER-b. temperament
A nurse is caring for a client who states that they are entitled to a single room on the
mental health unit and that the nurse is not educated enough to care for them. The
nurse should identify that this finding is consistent with which of the following
personality disorders?
a. Narcissistic personality disorder
b. Histrionic personality disorder
c. Dependent personality disorder
d. Paranoid personality disorder - ANSWER-a. Narcissistic personality disorder
A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. The nurse
should identify that which of the following factors may have contributed to the
development of this disorder?
a. gender predisposition
b. childhood rejection
c. lower socioeconomic status
d. second-generation relative with schizophrenia - ANSWER-b. childhood rejection
A nurse on a mental health unit is teaching a newly licensed nurse about psychotic
features among clients. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed
nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "clients who have dependent personality disorder can exhibit psychotic features."
b. "clients who have narcissistic personality disorder can exhibit psychotic features."
c. "clients who have schizoid personality disorder can exhibit psychotic features."
d. "clients who have borderline personality disorder can exhibit psychotic features." -
ANSWER-d. "clients who have borderline personality disorder can exhibit psychotic
features."
A nurse on a mental health unit is planning care for a client who has borderline
personality disorder. Which of the following goals should the nurse set for the client?
a. the client will deny feeling that others are seeking to hurt them for one week
b. the client will form personal relationships with two other clients within two days
