When Planning Care for Clients Diagnosed with Personality Disorders,what Should

question 28

Multiple Choice

When planning care for clients diagnosed with personality disorders,what should be the anticipated treatment outcome?

• A) To stabilize pathology with the correct combination of medications
• B) To change the characteristics of the dysfunctional personality
• C) To reduce inflexibility of personality traits that interfere with functioning and relationships
• D) To decrease the prevalence of neurotransmitters at receptor sites

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Definitions:

Citric Acid Cycle

A series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to generate energy through the oxidation of acetate into carbon dioxide.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of protein complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions, coupled with the transfer of protons across a membrane to generate ATP.

NADH

NADH denotes Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (reduced form), a coenzyme that plays a critical role in the production of energy through the process of cellular respiration.

Pyruvate

A key intermediary in the metabolic pathway of glycolysis, which can be further converted into energy through the Krebs cycle or fermented into lactate.