Chapter 18 Personality Disorders Exam
Questions with Verified Answers
A nursing student appears to cooperate with the group but does not complete agreed
upon tasks at the appropriate time repeatedly and then display negativity. The
nursing student may be showing signs of which personality disorder or behavior?
A) Paranoid
B) Borderline
C) Narcissistic
D) Passive-aggressive behavior - ANSWER-Passive-aggressive behavior
Which thought process would cause a client with antisocial personality disorder to
want to do everything for himself?
A) Belief in his own self-worth
B) Inability to delay gratification
C) Rewards for competitive behavior
D) Sense of mistrust of others - ANSWER-Sense of mistrust of others
Which term describes the extent to which a person considers himself to be an
integral part of the universe?
A) Cooperativeness
B) Self-directedness
C) Self-transcendence
D) Character - ANSWER-Self-transcendence
A person with temperament traits of high harm avoidance would most likely suffer
from which personality disorder?
A) Schizoid
B) Avoidant
C) Narcissistic
D) Antisocial - ANSWER-Avoidant
Which of the following is a psychosocial explanation for the development of
personality disorders?
A) Highly self-directed people reflect uncooperativeness and intolerance.
B) Cooperative people become increasingly helpless over time.
, C) Failure to complete a developmental task jeopardizes future personality
development.
D) Self-transcendence contributes to self-consciousness and materialism. -
ANSWER-Failure to complete a developmental task jeopardizes future personality
development.
The nurse is planning the type of approach that will be most effective in developing a
therapeutic relationship with the client. The nurse should use a matter-of-fact
approach with clients with which types of personality disorders? Select all that apply.
A) Paranoid
B) Antisocial
C) Schizotypal
D) Narcissistic
E) Avoidant - ANSWER-Paranoid
Antisocial
Narcissistic
The nurse is teaching a client with paranoid personality disorder to validate ideas
with another person before taking action on him. Which is the best rationale for this
intervention?
A) It will assist the client to start basing decisions and actions on reality.
B) It will help the client understand the origins of his or her paranoid thinking.
C) It will help the client learn to trust other people.
D) It will teach the client to differentiate when his or her suspicions are true. -
ANSWER-It will assist the client to start basing decisions and actions on reality.
The nurse is teaching a client with schizoid personality to function more comfortably
with others in the community. Which nursing intervention would be effective to
improve the client's social skills?
A) Teach the client to make necessary requests in writing or over the phone.
B) Accompany the client during initial interactions in the community.
C) Suppress the display of any unusual behaviors in public.
D) Assist in developing an explanation for bizarre behaviors to offer to others in the
community. - ANSWER-Teach the client to make necessary requests in writing or
over the phone.
Which of the following is a realistic outcome for the care of a person with a
personality disorder?
A) Outcomes that focus on satisfaction with daily life
Questions with Verified Answers
A nursing student appears to cooperate with the group but does not complete agreed
upon tasks at the appropriate time repeatedly and then display negativity. The
nursing student may be showing signs of which personality disorder or behavior?
A) Paranoid
B) Borderline
C) Narcissistic
D) Passive-aggressive behavior - ANSWER-Passive-aggressive behavior
Which thought process would cause a client with antisocial personality disorder to
want to do everything for himself?
A) Belief in his own self-worth
B) Inability to delay gratification
C) Rewards for competitive behavior
D) Sense of mistrust of others - ANSWER-Sense of mistrust of others
Which term describes the extent to which a person considers himself to be an
integral part of the universe?
A) Cooperativeness
B) Self-directedness
C) Self-transcendence
D) Character - ANSWER-Self-transcendence
A person with temperament traits of high harm avoidance would most likely suffer
from which personality disorder?
A) Schizoid
B) Avoidant
C) Narcissistic
D) Antisocial - ANSWER-Avoidant
Which of the following is a psychosocial explanation for the development of
personality disorders?
A) Highly self-directed people reflect uncooperativeness and intolerance.
B) Cooperative people become increasingly helpless over time.
, C) Failure to complete a developmental task jeopardizes future personality
development.
D) Self-transcendence contributes to self-consciousness and materialism. -
ANSWER-Failure to complete a developmental task jeopardizes future personality
development.
The nurse is planning the type of approach that will be most effective in developing a
therapeutic relationship with the client. The nurse should use a matter-of-fact
approach with clients with which types of personality disorders? Select all that apply.
A) Paranoid
B) Antisocial
C) Schizotypal
D) Narcissistic
E) Avoidant - ANSWER-Paranoid
Antisocial
Narcissistic
The nurse is teaching a client with paranoid personality disorder to validate ideas
with another person before taking action on him. Which is the best rationale for this
intervention?
A) It will assist the client to start basing decisions and actions on reality.
B) It will help the client understand the origins of his or her paranoid thinking.
C) It will help the client learn to trust other people.
D) It will teach the client to differentiate when his or her suspicions are true. -
ANSWER-It will assist the client to start basing decisions and actions on reality.
The nurse is teaching a client with schizoid personality to function more comfortably
with others in the community. Which nursing intervention would be effective to
improve the client's social skills?
A) Teach the client to make necessary requests in writing or over the phone.
B) Accompany the client during initial interactions in the community.
C) Suppress the display of any unusual behaviors in public.
D) Assist in developing an explanation for bizarre behaviors to offer to others in the
community. - ANSWER-Teach the client to make necessary requests in writing or
over the phone.
Which of the following is a realistic outcome for the care of a person with a
personality disorder?
A) Outcomes that focus on satisfaction with daily life
