A nurse is caring for a client with borderline personality disorder. Which suicidal behavior from the client should the nurse anticipate?
A) Use of a highly lethal method
B) Behaviors designed to elicit a rescue response from a significant other
C) Threats of suicide, but not actual action
D) A method to lower the pain threshold and decrease endorphins in the body
Question 2
A 15-year-old client who recently lost his father in a plane crash has begun to question his religious beliefs.
He cries out, No God would have let my father die like that I'm so angry I could scream Which is the appropriate nursing intervention?
A) Listen and maintain a nonjudgmental attitude.
B) Administer an anxiolytic.
C) Consult pastoral counseling.
D) Share one's personal belief system.
Drugs and Human Behavior
Metabolic Disorder notes
The Big Five Personality Dimensions
Positioning the client
Environmental Influences on Personality
Mutations in the MAOA gene cosegregate with aggressive behavior