The nurse is working with a group of clients with personality ...

[evelyn o bentley]

The nurse is working with a group of clients with personality disorders who are attending a cognitive behavioral therapy session. The nurse recognizes that the clients who are most responsive to this type of therapy have which personality trait?
 
  1. Agreeableness
  2. Dramatic
  3. Eccentric
  4. Inflexible

Question 2

The newly admitted client who is experiencing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is assessed by the nurse. Which nursing diagnosis should be identified for this client?
 
  1. Death anxiety
  2. Risk for injury
  3. Ineffective coping
  4. Readiness for enhanced coping

[Kedrick2014]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 1

1. Personality traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness tend to make people more responsive to therapy.
2. Dramatic behaviors are exhibited by people with personality disorders.
3. Eccentric behaviors are exhibited by people with personality disorders.
4. Inflexible behaviors are exhibited by people with personality disorders.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3

1. The obsessive client does not have death anxiety, but the behavior is a result of the inability to cope with stressors.
2. The OCD client is not at risk for injury.
3. The OCD client cannot deal or cope with stress, and performs rituals as a way of trying to control stress.
4. The newly admitted client is not ready for enhanced coping yet.

[evelyn o bentley]

Gracias!

[phuda]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it