Chapter 30: Personality Disorders

Chapter 30: Personality Disorders

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Infants who experience nurturing environments develop the ability to:

a.	Test others.
b.	Trust others.
c.	Manipulate others.
d.	Model others’ behaviors.

 

 

ANS:  B

When the infant’s needs are consistently met, a sense of trust and self-worth develops.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   p. 348             OBJ:   2

TOP:   Personality in Childhood                 KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

 

2. Behavioral theorists see personality disorders as the result of:

a.	Social stressors
b.	Conditioned responses
c.	Neurophysical problems
d.	An imbalance among the three forces of the personality

 

 

ANS:  B

Behavioral theorists see personality disorders as the result of conditioned responses caused by previous events. Social stressors refer to sociocultural theories; neurophysical refers to biological theories; and imbalance among the three forces of the personality describes psychoanalytical theories.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 350             OBJ:   3

TOP:   Behavioral Theories                        KEY:  Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

 

3. Paranoid personality disorders are diagnosed more often in:

a.	Men
b.	Women
c.	Children
d.	Adolescents

 

 

ANS:  A

Paranoid personality disorders are diagnosed in up to 2.5% of the population, more often in men than in women.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 351             OBJ:   5

TOP:   Eccentric Cluster                             KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

 

4. Studies of families, twins, and relatives with personality disorders have demonstrated that the developing personality is influenced by:

a.	Genetics
b.	Order of birth
c.	Financial factors
d.	Number of siblings

 

 

ANS:  A

Studies of families, twins, and relatives of individuals with personality disorders have demonstrated that behavior and personality have a strong genetic influence.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 349             OBJ:   3

TOP:   Biological Theories                         KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity