Take This NCLEX Questions On Personality Disorder!

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1.

Situation: The nurse may encounter clients with concerns on sexuality. The most basic factor in the intervention with clients in the area of sexuality is:
- A.
  
  Knowledge about sexuality.
- B.
  
  Experience in dealing with clients with sexual problems
- C.
  
  Comfort with one’s sexuality
- D.
  
  Ability to communicate effectively
2.

Which of the following statements is true for gender identity disorder?
- A.
  
  It is a sexual pleasure derived from inanimate objects.
- B.
  
  It is a pleasure derived from being humiliated and made to suffer
- C.
  
  It is a pleasure of shocking the victim with exposure of the genitalia
- D.
  
  It is the desire to live or involve in reactions of the opposite sex
3.

The sexual response cycle in which the sexual interest continues to build:
- A.
  
  Sexual Desire
- B.
  
  Sexual arousal
- C.
  
  Orgasm
- D.
  
  Resolution
4.

The inability to maintain the physiologic requirements in sexual intercourse is:
- A.
  
  Sexual Desire Disorder
- B.
  
  Sexual Arousal Disorder
- C.
  
  Orgasm Disorder
- D.
  
  Sexual Pain Disorder
5.

The nurse asks a client to roll up his sleeves so she can take his blood pressure. The client replies “If you want I can go naked for you.” The most therapeutic response by the nurse is:
- A.
  
  “You’re attractive. but I’m not interested.”
- B.
  
  “You wouldn’t be the first that I will see naked.”
- C.
  
  “I will report you to the guard if you don’t control yourself.”
- D.
  
  “I only need access to your arm. Putting up your sleeve is fine.”
6.

Situation: Knowledge and skills in the care of violent clients is vital in the psychiatric unit. A nurse observes that a client with a potential for violence is agitated. pacing up and down the hallway and making aggressive remarks. Which of the following statements is most appropriate to make to this patient?
- A.
  
  What is causing you to become agitated?
- B.
  
  You need to stop that behavior now.
- C.
  
  You will need to be restrained if you do not change your behavior.
- D.
  
  You will need to be placed in seclusion.
7.

The nurse closely observes the client who has been displaying aggressive behavior. The nurse observes that the client’s anger is escalating. Which approach is least helpful for the client at this time?
- A.
  
  Acknowledge the client’s behavior
- B.
  
  Maintain a safe distance from the client
- C.
  
  Assist the client to an area that is quiet
- D.
  
  Initiate confinement measures
8.

The client is arrogant and manipulative. In ensuring a therapeutic milieu. the nurse does one of the following:
- A.
  
  Agree on a consistent approach among the staff assigned to the client.
- B.
  
  Suggest that the client take a leading role in the social activities
- C.
  
  Provide the client with extra time for one on one sessions
- D.
  
  Allow the client to negotiate the plan of care
9.

The nurse exemplifies an awareness of the rights of a client whose anger is escalating by:
- A.
  
  Taking a directive role in verbalizing feelings
- B.
  
  Using an authoritarian. confrontational approach
- C.
  
  Putting the client in a seclusion room
- D.
  
  Applying mechanical restraints
10.

The client jumps up and throws a chair out of the window. He was restrained after his behavior can no longer be controlled by the staff. Which of these documentations indicates the safeguarding of the patient’s rights?
- A.
  
  There was a doctor’s order for restraints/seclusion
- B.
  
  The patient’s rights were explained to him.
- C.
  
  The staff observed confidentiality
- D.
  
  The staff carried out less restrictive measures but were unsuccessful.