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penza · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which behavior would be most characteristic of a person diagnosed with an antisocial personality disorder?

a. The individual pleads guilty to the crime, shows remorse, and develops symptoms of severe depression after realizing the impact of the crime on family members.
b. After being convicted of a felony, the individual serves a jail sentence, becomes repentant, and then never commits another crime.
c. When apprehended for committing a crime, the individual withdraws from contacts and remains mute and unresponsive.
d. After committing a crime, the individual persuades the judge to suspend the sentence but later violates probation.

Question 2

A patient says to a nurse, My spouse and I get along just fine. We usually agree on everything.. The nurse observes nonverbal communication that disagrees with what the patient has verbally communicated.

Which of the patient's actions is incongruent with her statement? a. Getting up from her chair while making the statement
b. Walking toward the nurse while talking about her spouse
c. Staring down at her shoes during the conversation
d. Smiling while talking with the nurse

EAN94 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Individuals with antisocial personality disorder are personable and persuasive, often able to convince judges of their good intentions. They are seldom able to maintain the good intentions they profess and revert to antisocial behaviors.

Answer to Question 2

C
Incongruent communication occurs when the verbal content and the nonverbal level of communication are not in agreement. Avoiding eye contact during the statement would demonstrate such a disagreement. The remaining options are not in disagreement and so are not incongruent.