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SO00 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

When caring for a patient diagnosed with dependent personality disorder, the nurse should positively reinforce which behavior?

a. Choosing which clothing to wear
b. Asking another patient for advice
c. Sitting next to the nurse at a community meeting
d. Concealing anger with a family member

Question 2

A child being treated for which of the following has a high risk for suicide and should be monitored closely?

a. Depression with fluoxetine (Prozac)
b. ADHD with methylphenidate (Ritalin)
c. Bipolar disorder with aripiprazole (Abilify)
d. Asperger's disorder with social skills training

recede · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Dependent patients find it difficult to make even simple decisions. They often ask advice; thus, independently choosing their own attire is a behavior to be reinforced. The other options are behaviors that reflect dependent needs and are not desirable.

Answer to Question 2

A
The child being treated for depression with fluoxetine is at risk for behavioral activation, a drug side effect. Increased suicide risk is part of the behavioral activation complex. The drugs mentioned in the other options do not place the individual in the same risk category as fluoxetine.