The nurse working with a patient diagnosed with borderline ...

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The nurse working with a patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder expects
 
  a. grief and social isolation.
  b. withdrawal and social avoidance.
  c. mood shifts, impulsivity, and manipulation.
  d. seductiveness, grandiosity, and overreaction.

Question 2

The medical record notes that a newly admitted depressed patient has delusional thoughts. Which statement by this patient is most likely?
 
  a. I am a presidential advisor.
  b. Cancer is rotting my body.
  c. There are aliens chasing me.
  d. I discovered a cure for cancer.

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Answer to Question 1

C
Characteristic behaviors of individuals with borderline personality disorder include rapid mood shifts, impulsive acting out, and manipulation of others, as well as problems with identity, dependency, self-mutilation, and unstable, intense interpersonal relationships.

Answer to Question 2

B
Delusions associated with depression are congruent with the depressed mood. They often relate to somatic function or being a bad person, or they focus on faults. The other delusions are more likely to be present in an individual with schizophrenia.

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