Which Client Response Would Reflect the Impulsive Self-Destructive Behavior That

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which client response would reflect the impulsive self-destructive behavior that is commonly associated with borderline personality disorder when the day-shift nurse leaves the unit?

• A) The client suddenly leans on the nurse's arm and whispers, "The night nurse is evil. You have to stay."
• B) The client suddenly hugs the nurse's arm and states, "I will be up all night if you don't stay with me."
• C) The client suddenly grabs the nurse's arm, yelling, "Please don't go! I can't sleep without you being here."
• D) The client suddenly shows the nurse a bloody arm and states, "I cut myself because you are leaving me."

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Definitions:

Staged Manipulations

Techniques used in experimental research to deliberately introduce changes to variables to observe their effects on participants' behavior or responses.

Straightforward Manipulations

Simple and direct manipulations of the independent variable in an experiment, designed to understand its effect on the dependent variable.

Confederate

An individual who is secretly working with the researchers in an experiment, pretending to be a participant but is actually part of the experiment setup.

Staged Manipulation

A technique in experimental research where situations or events are deliberately created by the researcher to elicit a behavior.