Exam 29: Personality Disorders

A psychiatric technician says, "I get annoyed with patients who self-mutilate over things other people would ignore. I think they just do it to get attention." Select the nurse's best response.

Characteristic behaviors a nurse would expect when working with a patient diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder are:

When caring for a patient diagnosed with dependent personality disorder, the nurse should positively reinforce which behavior?

A patient has had long-term conflicts with two siblings over their parents' wills. The patient reacts quickly with anger, suspicious that the siblings are plotting to take all the inheritance. These characteristics are most consistent with which personality disorder?