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100
These are the three personality disorders of Cluster A.
What are paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders?
100

A patient with histrionic personality disorder consistently seeks attention through dramatic behavior. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

Set clear boundaries and provide consistent, limited attention

100

Many features of antisocial personality disorder have been labeled by this term.

What is psychopathy?

100

This severe behavior is often associated with borderline personality disorder, which is why BPD has received the most clinical and research attention for treatment.

What is self-mutilation or suicide?

200
These are the two main features of personality disorders.
What are chronic interpersonal difficulties and problems with identity or sense of self?
200

Which drug class do the pharmacological interventions for Cluster A Personality Disorders include?

Low-dose Antipsychotics

200

These are the two most prevalent and stable features of avoidant personality disorder.

Socially inadequate and feeling inferior 

200

This key feature distinguishes people with avoidant personality disorder from schizoid personality disorder.

What is people with avoidant personality disorder are shy, insecure, and hypersensitive to criticism?

300
These are the three personality disorders of Cluster C.
What are avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
300

Which drug classes do the pharmacological interventions for Borderline Personality Disorder include?

SSRIs, Mood Stabilizers, + Antipsychotics

300

Which characteristic is most indicative of schizotypal personality disorder?

 Odd beliefs and magical thinking

300

A history of conduct disorder is a common precursor for this personality disorder.

Anti-Social Personality Disorder

400
Histrionic, narcissistic, antisocial, and borderline personality disorders make up this cluster.
What is Cluster B?
400

Personality disorders are often comorbid with these other disorders.

What are anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use problems, and sexual deviations?

400

This is the most effective therapy approach for people with borderline personality disorder that helps regulate their emotions and create new coping skills.

What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

400

True or False?

“I believe I’m more special and talented than anyone else” is a typical thought process of Antisocial Personality Disorder.

False; Narcaisstic 

500
This is the DSM-5 criteria for enduring pattern of behavior of a personality disorder.
What is pervasive and inflexible, stable and of long duration, clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning, and manifestation in at least two areas?
500

True or False?

An individual with a diagnosis of Avoidant Personality Disorder wants to be part of a group but feels inferior and focuses on potential embarrassment and rejection instead.

True

500

True or False?

Providing reality-based feedback without confrontation is the most appropriate intervention for a patient with schizotypal personality disorder who reports sensing the presence of unseen people

True

500

 These are the general characteristics for each cluster of personality disorders.

What is odd or eccentric for cluster A, dramatic, emotional and erratic for cluster B, and fearfulness or anxiety for cluster C?

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