When a Patient Diagnosed with a Personality Disorder Uses Manipulation

question 11

Multiple Choice

When a patient diagnosed with a personality disorder uses manipulation to get needs met, the staff applies limit-setting interventions. What is the correct rationale for this action?

• A) It provides an outlet for feelings of anger and frustration.
• B) It respects the patient's wishes, so assertiveness will develop.
• C) External controls are necessary due to failure of internal control.
• D) Anxiety is reduced when staff assumes responsibility for the patient's behavior.

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Definitions:

Theories

Systematic explanations of phenomena, based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning.

Personality Development

The ongoing evolution and changes in personal characteristics, traits, and behaviors over the course of an individual's life.

Carl Jung

A psychiatrist and psychoanalyst from Switzerland who established the field of analytical psychology and is renowned for his theories on the collective unconscious and archetypes.

Hypotheses

Proposed explanations made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.