General
How many cluster of personality disorders are there?
3 - A, B, C
A person with this personality disorder might underestimate their ability to take care of themselves.
Dependent personality disorder
True of false. Medication is the best way to treat a personality disorder.
False
Treatment of personality disorders aims to:
Reduce subjective stress
Enable patients to understand that their problems are internal to themselves
Decrease significantly maladaptive and socially undesirable behaviors
Modify problematic personality traits
True or False Avoidant personality disorders are timid, poor social skills, fearful & have a low self-esteem
TRUE
The percentage of the general population with Antisocial Personality Disorder.
3-4% of the worlds population
What treatments are used for Borderline Personality Disorder?
Talk therapy and medications
What percent of people have personality disorders?
Half of all patients with this diagnosis have been arrested?
Anti-social personality disorder
What causes Borderline Personality Disorder
Abuse or Trauma
Nursing care for clients with personality disorders is aimed at?
Ensuring safety of client and others, Helping client recognize and decrease unacceptable behaviors, Assist client to gain insight into own behaviors, Managing crises, Setting limits, Improving socialization
This treatment is considered the most effective for personality disorders.
DBT (Dialectical behavior therapy)
Characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder
Having severe mood swings, impulsive behavior, and difficulty forming stable personal relationships.
This type of therapy involves challenging problematic thoughts.
CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)
What is the purpose (target goal) of prescribing medications?
Drugs help control specific symptoms only in selected cases—eg, to control significant anxiety, angry outbursts, and depression.
What is the hardest Personality Disorder to treat?
Borderline
What are the characteristics of Cluster C?
Anxious, fearful & insecure traits
What are the risk factors for Anti-social personality disorder?
caregivers with ASPD, alcoholism, victims of child abuse.
Name 3 nursing diagnoses for a patient with a personality disorder.
1. Risk of self-directed violence related to poor impulse control
2. Anxiety related to fear of rejection (or fear of separation/ fear of embarrassment)
3. Social isolation related to inability to trust (or fear of relationships)
This type of medication can be useful in addressing symptoms of impulsivity.
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (antidepressants)