Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing by Videbeck

16 PERSONALITYDISORDERS 393 Client: “You’re better than my family and the doctors. You understand me more than anyone else.” Nur ...

this is readily apparent to others but not to clients. They experience rapid shifts in moods and emotions and may be laughing up ...

skills in a safe, nonthreatening environment can help clients to gain confidence in their ability to interact so- cially. The nu ...

The nurse must use self-awareness skills to avoid the anger and frustration that their behavior and atti- tude can engender. Cli ...

culty making decisions, no matter how minor. They seek advice and repeated reassurances about all types of decisions, from what ...

These clients have low self-esteem and are al- ways harsh, critical, and judgmental of themselves; they believe that they “could ...

Self-esteem is quite low with feelings of worth- lessness and inadequacy even when clients have been successful. Self-criticism ...

that “no one can figure out what’s wrong with me. I just have to suffer. It’s my bad luck!” Nursing Interventions The nurse may ...

16 PERSONALITYDISORDERS 401 that the client is overly dependent. Ongoing commu- nication is necessary to remain firm and consist ...

the type and severity of symptoms the client experiences in aggression and impulsivity, mood dysregulation, anxiety, and psychot ...

16 PERSONALITYDISORDERS 403 Mahoney, J. (2000). School extracurricular activity par- ticipation as a moderator in the developmen ...

404 Chapter Study GuideChapter Review ➤ MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Select the best answer for each of the following questions. W ...

405 ➤ FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUESTIONS Identify the personality disorder that is described in each of the following. Unstable relatio ...

406 Novelty seeking: Low Reward dependence: High Reward dependence: Low Persistence: High Persistence: Low ...

407 ➤ CLINICAL EXAMPLE Susan Marks, 25 years of age, is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. She has been attending c ...

408 17 Learning Objectives After reading this chapter, the student should be able to 1.Explain the trends in sub- stance abuse a ...

17 SUBSTANCEABUSE 409 Substance use/abuse and related disorders are a nationalhealth problem. Findings from surveys con- ducted ...

410 Unit 4 NURSINGPRACTICE FORPSYCHIATRICDISORDERS ONSET AND CLINICAL COURSE Much research on substance use has focused on alco- ...

17 SUBSTANCEABUSE 411 substance abuse is featured near the end of this chapter. The effects on adults who grew up in a home with ...

412 Unit 4 NURSINGPRACTICE FORPSYCHIATRICDISORDERS is highest among people of Asian ancestry (National Institute on Alcohol Abus ...