Which Client Is a Nurse Most Likely to Admit to an Inpatient

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which client is a nurse most likely to admit to an inpatient facility for self-destructive behaviors?

• A) A client diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.
• B) A client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
• C) A client diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder.
• D) A client diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder.

Understand the effects and side effects of antipsychotic medication (neuroleptics) in the treatment of schizophrenia.

Grasp the critical role of psychosocial interventions in managing schizophrenia.

Understand the fundamental concepts of Freud's theory of personality, including the psychosexual stages, structure of personality (id, ego, superego), and defense mechanisms.

Recognize the contributions and criticisms of psychodynamic theories to the understanding of personality.

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Definitions:

Egocentric

describes a self-centered mindset where an individual perceives or interprets the world primarily from their own perspective.

Babbling

A stage in language acquisition involving the production of sounds by infants, not yet forming recognizable words but foundational to the development of spoken language.

Consonant-Vowel Combinations

Phonetic units that constitute the basic sounds of speech, contributing to the formation of syllables and words.

Temperaments

Inherited traits that influence how one thinks, behaves, and reacts with the environment.