Acting out is the process of expressing feelings behaviorally. The action is not
exploitive, because no evidence is provided to demonstrate that anyone has
been used to get what the client wants. The action is not mani
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Acting out is the process of expressing feelings behaviorally. The action is not
exploitive, because no evidence is provided to demonstrate that anyone has
been used to get what the client wants. The action is not manipulative,
because no evidence is provided to demonstrate that anyone has been
influenced against his or her wishes. The action is not disguising
unacceptable feelings by expressing opposite emotions.
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quiz 3-2. Question &
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A hospitalized psychiatric client with the diagnosis of histrionic
personality disorder demands a sleeping pill before going to bed. After
being refused the sleeping pill, the client throws a book at the nurse.
The nurse identifies this behavior as:
1 3
Manipulative
4
Reaction formation
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A client with a personality disorder is playing cards with another person
in the lounge. When the other person cheats at cards, the client
responds by aggressively scattering the cards around the room. The
nurse concludes that the client has:
Confidence: Pretty sure
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Acting out
Correct2Poor reality testing
An antisocial personality
The client is angry and reacts impulsively; the action is unplanned and is not
under the client's control. No data are provided to suggest that the client is
out of contact with reality; the client is reacting to a real situation with anger.
There is no identifiable cluster of behaviors to suggest that the client has a
violent personality. There is no pattern of behavior to suggest an antisocial
personality, which may or may not involve impulse control.
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It is observed that at times a client with a personality disorder clings to
the nurse and at other times he maintains a noticeable distance. The
nurse concludes that this pattern of behavior illustrates that the client
has conflicting fears of:
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Shame versus rejection
2
Lost self-esteem versus hostility
Abandonment versus identity
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