Which nursing intervention is appropriate for helping a client with borderline personality disorder to extinguish clinging and splitting behaviors?
A) Putting the client on room restriction every time this type of behavior occurs
B) Ignoring behaviors so that they will be extinguished for lack of reinforcement
C) Securing a verbal contract with the client that he or she will discontinue this type of behavior
D) Assuring the client that various staff members will work with him or her while in the hospital
Question 2
A research analyst who works long hours at his job lives alone, has no friends, and seldom speaks to others. Which type of personality disorder should a nurse anticipate when working with this client?
A) Paranoid
B) Schizoid
C) Passiveaggressive
D) Avoidant