When Preparing to Interview a Patient Diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality

question 7

Multiple Choice

When preparing to interview a patient diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder, a nurse can anticipate the assessment findings will include:

• A) preoccupation with minute details; perfectionism.
• B) charm, drama, seductiveness; seeking admiration.
• C) difficulty being alone; indecisiveness, submissiveness.
• D) grandiosity, attention seeking, and arrogance.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

An outcome obtained from samples in a hypothesis experiment, crucial in deciding if the null hypothesis should be dismissed.

P-value

Assuming the correctness of the null hypothesis, it is the possibility of obtaining test results that are equally or more extreme than those observed.

Sample Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values in a sample.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no statistical significance in a set of given observations, aiming to be either rejected or not rejected based on test results.