Family Members of a Client Ask a Nurse to Explain

question 22

Multiple Choice

Family members of a client ask a nurse to explain the difference between schizoid and avoidant personality disorders.Which is the appropriate nursing reply?

• A) "Clients diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder desire intimacy but fear it, and clients diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder prefer to be alone."
• B) "Clients diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder exhibit odd, bizarre, and eccentric behavior, whereas clients diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder do not."
• C) "Clients diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder are eccentric, and clients diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder are dull and vacant."
• D) "Clients diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder have a history of psychotic thought processes, whereas clients diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder remain based in reality."

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Definitions:

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Communication involving words, spoken or written, to convey information or feelings.

Culture

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