When a patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder ...

[Diane]

When a patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder experiences the death of a beloved parent, which characteristic response will the nurse anticipate?
 
  a. Denies the death for a protracted period of time
  b. Exhibits several different psychotic thought processes
  c. Expresses extreme anger and rage by burning the parent's clothes
  d. Becomes uncharacteristicall y helpful and attends to the funeral arrangements

Question 2

When planning care for a patient with antisocial personality disorder, which consideration has greatest importance?
 
  a. Addressing the demand for constant attention
  b. Teaching coping skills related to frustration tolerance
  c. Identifying behaviors related to well-developed superegos
  d. Managing the manipulative behaviors resulting from a charming persona

[kaillie]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
If a significant person in the patient's life dies, the patient with borderline personality disor-der cannot mourn but often exhibits one or more of the six constituent states that include an-ger and rage. The other options are not characteristically seen as mourning behaviors in indi-viduals with this diagnosis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Patients with antisocial personality disorder are described as charming because of their ability to size up and manipulate others. Narcissistic patients demand constant attention. Patients with histrionic personality disorder do not tolerate delay of gratification or frustration. Pa-tients with personality disorder have poorly developed superegos.

[Diane]

Great answer, keep it coming

[cassie_ragen]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it