Author Question: A client who is new to the neighborhood drop-in mental health center has a diagnosis with a Cluster ... (Read 54 times)

Garrulous · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A client who is new to the neighborhood drop-in mental health center has a diagnosis with a Cluster B personality disorder. Which of the following personality disorders may this client have?

A) Paranoid personality disorder
B) Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
C) Schizoid personality disorder
D) Narcissistic personality disorder

Question 2

The nurse is educating the parents of a client with a personality disorder.

They are concerned that their 22-year-old son has never shown an interest in a romantic relationship, has no real hobbies or friends, and is happy being the only guard in a factory on the night shift. Which of the following potential comments by the nurse is accurate?
A) People with schizoid personality disorder, which your son has, tend to be lifelong loners.
B) People with antisocial personality disorder, which your son has, tend to be lifelong loners.
C) People with dependent personality disorder, which your son has, tend to be lifelong loners.
D) People with histrionic personality disorder, which your son has, tend to be lifelong loners.

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

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Feedback:
Clients with Cluster B disorders display dramatic, emotional, and attention-seeking behaviors. These include antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
Clients with schizoid personality disorder show an indifference to social relationships, a flattened affectivity, and a cold, unsociable, seclusive demeanor. They take pleasure in few, if any, activities. People with this disorder usually never marry, have little interest in exploring their sexuality, and frequently live as adult children with their parents or other first-degree relatives. Because they are lifelong loners, they often succeed at solitary jobs others would find intolerable.