Personality Disorders
A client with borderline personality disorder says, "The nurse on the evening shift is always nice! You are the meanest nurse ever!" The nurse should recognize the client's statement as an example of _________.
What is splitting?
A controlled substance that is often used for management of the child with ADHD.
What is methylphenidate (Ritalin) or dexmethylphenidate (Focalin)?
A survivor of rape presents to an ED crying, pacing, and cursing her attacker. A nurse would recognize these client actions as which behavioral defense?
What is an expressed response pattern?
A type of delusion where an individual holds an unshakable, false belief that another person, usually of higher social status or a celebrity, is deeply in love with them.
What is an erotomania (or an erotomanic delusion)?
A defense mechanism where a person attempts to "erase" or reverse a shameful thought, action, or impulse by engaging in opposite, compensatory behavior.
What is undoing?
This personality disorder is characterized by excessive emotionality and interpersonal relationships that tend to be shallow and fleeting, serving their dependency needs.
What is histrionic personality disorder?
Drug-induced movement disorders caused by antipsychotic medications (like risperidone) affecting the brain's motor system.
What are EPS symptoms?
In regards to intimate partner violence, this phase of Walker's model is the most violent and the shortest, usually lasting up to 24 hours.
What is Phase II: The acute battering incident phase?
A condition characterized by seeing several health-care providers simultaneously, overmedicating, and excessive focus on vague symptoms such as pain, fatigue, or shortness of breath—that causes major distress and functional impairment.
What is somatic symptom disorder?
A group of interconnected brain structures that help regulate your emotions and behavior often referred to as the emotional brain.
What is the limbic system?
People with this personality disorder often interpret a partner's innocent actions — like talking to a coworker — as evidence of betrayal or deception, making trust nearly impossible to establish.
What is paranoid personality disorder?
Lithium deletes this electrolyte: _________.
What is sodium?
Includes the refusal of or a delay in seeking health care, abandonment, expulsion from the home or refusal to allow a runaway to return home, and inadequate supervision.
A type of delusion where individuals wrongly assume, for instance, that television news, traffic lights, songs, or strangers' conversations are communicating hidden messages meant specifically for them.
What are reference delusions?
A defense mechanism where individuals unconsciously attribute their own unacceptable behaviors, thoughts, feelings, motives, or desires onto another person.
What is projection?
Individuals with this personality disorder may struggle in relationships due to an overwhelming need for control, perfectionism, and rigid rules — often prioritizing order and work over emotional intimacy with loved ones.
What is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
An amino acid that patients taking MAOIs must strictly limit/avoid to avoid a hypertensive crisis
What is tyramine?
The central themes of the dynamic of domestic violence.
What are power and control?
A disorder that is characterized by aggressive behavior, rule-breaking, and engaging in many defiant behaviors often with a lack of empathy or remorse.
What is conduct disorder?
A nurse's unconscious emotional, cognitive, or behavioral reaction to a client, often stemming from the therapist’s own history, unresolved issues, or in response to the client’s transference.
What is countertransference?
People with this personality disorder often charm others with ease, but relationships tend to be shallow and exploitative — marked by a persistent disregard for the rights, feelings, and well-being of those closest to them.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
The medication class often used for acute panic attacks due to it's quick action and efficacy
What are benzodiazepines?
A chronic failure by the parent or caretaker to provide the child with the hope, love, and support necessary for the development of a sound, healthy personality.
What is emotional neglect?
Typically characterized by recurrent bouts of major depression with episodic occurrences of hypomania.
What is Bipolar II disorder?
A defense mechanism where individuals unconsciously adopt the characteristics, behaviors, or attitudes of another person or group to manage anxiety, boost self-esteem, or cope with feelings of inadequacy.
What is identification?