Author Question: A family has noted these behaviors in their elderly parent: periodic indecisiveness, forgetfulness, ... (Read 56 times)

Pea0909berry · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A family has noted these behaviors in their elderly parent: periodic indecisiveness, forgetfulness, mild transient confusion, occasional misperception, distractibility, and occasional unclear thinking.

Where on the continuum of cognitive responses would this patient be?
Adaptive responses Maladaptive responses
1 2 3
a. At point 1
b. At point 2
c. At point 3

Question 2

A nurse caring for a patient suspects that the patient has a personality disorder in addition to presenting with maladaptive stress response. To confirm this, the nurse would look in the patient's medical record on the DSM-IV-TR Axis:

a. I.
b. II.
c. IV.
d. V.

janieazgirl · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The behaviors noted are neither adaptive nor totally maladaptive.

Answer to Question 2

B
Axis II of the DSM-IV-TR will confirm or deny the presence of a diagnosed personality disorder.