Chapter 14 Personality Disorders Exam
Questions and Answers
A primary mechanism used by people with personality disorders is:
a. Manipulation
b. Depression
c. Projection
d. Euphoria - ANSWER-a. Manipulation
For the patient with a personality disorder, which of the following behaviors would be
the most difficult for the patient to comply with?
a. Listening to music
b. Abiding by the rules in the hospital
c. Playing volleyball
d. Developing a friendship - ANSWER-d. Developing a friendship
A patient who is in trouble with the law would probably have which of the following
personality disorders?
a. Narcissistic
b. Schizoid
c. Antisocial
d. Borderline - ANSWER-c. Antisocial
Patients who display very bizarre behavior most likely have which of the following
types of personality disorder?
a. Narcissistic
b. Schizotypal
c. Antisocial
d. Borderline - ANSWER-b. Schizotypal
Which intervention describes an important component in treatment of personality
disorders?
a. Antidepressants are most effective with most personality disorders.
b. Inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is particularly effective.
c. Self-awareness by the nurse is necessary to ensure a therapeutic relationship.
d. Long-term psychoanalysis is the treatment of choice. - ANSWER-c. Self-
awareness by the nurse is necessary to ensure a therapeutic relationship.
Your patient has been admitted with a diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia. You have
trouble communicating with this patient, who is pouty and is demanding of your
constant attention. She talks for long periods about the smallest details of her life.
Besides the pneumonia, you ask the physician if the patient has a history of which of
the following personality disorders?
a. Schizoid
Questions and Answers
A primary mechanism used by people with personality disorders is:
a. Manipulation
b. Depression
c. Projection
d. Euphoria - ANSWER-a. Manipulation
For the patient with a personality disorder, which of the following behaviors would be
the most difficult for the patient to comply with?
a. Listening to music
b. Abiding by the rules in the hospital
c. Playing volleyball
d. Developing a friendship - ANSWER-d. Developing a friendship
A patient who is in trouble with the law would probably have which of the following
personality disorders?
a. Narcissistic
b. Schizoid
c. Antisocial
d. Borderline - ANSWER-c. Antisocial
Patients who display very bizarre behavior most likely have which of the following
types of personality disorder?
a. Narcissistic
b. Schizotypal
c. Antisocial
d. Borderline - ANSWER-b. Schizotypal
Which intervention describes an important component in treatment of personality
disorders?
a. Antidepressants are most effective with most personality disorders.
b. Inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is particularly effective.
c. Self-awareness by the nurse is necessary to ensure a therapeutic relationship.
d. Long-term psychoanalysis is the treatment of choice. - ANSWER-c. Self-
awareness by the nurse is necessary to ensure a therapeutic relationship.
Your patient has been admitted with a diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia. You have
trouble communicating with this patient, who is pouty and is demanding of your
constant attention. She talks for long periods about the smallest details of her life.
Besides the pneumonia, you ask the physician if the patient has a history of which of
the following personality disorders?
a. Schizoid
