A Nurse Set Limits While Interacting with a Patient Demonstrating

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nurse set limits while interacting with a patient demonstrating behaviors associated with borderline personality disorder. The patient tells the nurse, "You used to care about me. I thought you were wonderful. Now I can see I was wrong. You're evil." This outburst can be assessed as

• A) denial.
• B) splitting.
• C) defensive.
• D) reaction formation.

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