The nurse is conducting an admission assessment of a 41-year-old ...

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The nurse is conducting an admission assessment of a 41-year-old woman. Each time that the nurse asks the woman a question, she either defers to her husband to answer the question or provides a noncommittal answer that her husband then clarifies.
 
  Such behavior is consistent with which of the following personality disorders?
 
  A) Borderline personality disorder
  B) Histrionic personality disorder
  C) Dependent personality disorder
  D) Antisocial personality disorder

Question 2

A 27-year-old client who has been diagnosed with passiveaggressive personality disorder has a pattern of being late for counseling appointments or cancelling at the last minute.
 
  As a result, the counselor has set a limit with the client specifying that she will forfeit her appointment if she is more than 5 minutes late for an appointment. Today, the client has come to the counselor's office more than 10 minutes late, at which point the counselor has reminded her of this limit. Which of the following responses would be most consistent with this client's diagnosis?
 
  A) Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry but it totally wasn't my fault because traffic was a complete nightmare.
  B) You're still getting paid for this appointment so what difference does it make?
  C) I apologize completely and this time I really promise that it will never happen again.
  D) Whatever. No skin off my back.

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Persons with dependent personality disorder are polite and compliant but unable to function in an independent role or an assertive manner. Persons with borderline, histrionic, or antisocial personality disorders are more apt to overemphasize their own needs, priorities, and opinions.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Manipulation and deflection of responsibility are characteristics of passiveaggressive personality disorder. A client with this disorder is less likely to engage in direct, overt confrontation.

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