{"id":136026,"date":"2024-09-09T19:46:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=136026"},"modified":"2024-09-09T19:46:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:46:36","slug":"a-nurse-is-admitting-a-client-who-has-antisocial-personality-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/09\/a-nurse-is-admitting-a-client-who-has-antisocial-personality-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is admitting a client who has antisocial personality disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A nurse is admitting a client who has antisocial personality disorder. Which of the following client behaviors should the nurse identify as consistent with this disorder?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A.
Compulsive attention to details<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.
Avoids interacting with others<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C.
Uses others for personal gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D.
Socially awkward in group situations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is C. Uses others for personal gain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others. Individuals with ASPD often exhibit behaviors that include deceitfulness, manipulation, and a lack of remorse for their actions. They tend to exploit others for personal gain without guilt or empathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Using others for personal gain<\/strong>: This behavior is a hallmark of ASPD. Individuals with this disorder may manipulate, deceive, or exploit others to achieve their own ends. This exploitative behavior is driven by a lack of regard for the well-being or rights of others, reflecting the fundamental characteristic of ASPD.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Compulsive attention to details<\/strong>: This behavior is more indicative of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) rather than ASPD. OCPD is characterized by a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control, not the manipulative and exploitative behaviors seen in ASPD.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Avoids interacting with others<\/strong>: This behavior is inconsistent with ASPD. Individuals with ASPD are often socially active but in a way that involves manipulation and exploitation. Avoidance of interaction is more characteristic of Avoidant Personality Disorder or Social Anxiety Disorder, where individuals might fear social interactions rather than exploit them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Socially awkward in group situations<\/strong>: Social awkwardness is not a defining feature of ASPD. It may be more characteristic of Social Anxiety Disorder or Asperger\u2019s Syndrome, where individuals might struggle with social interactions due to anxiety or developmental differences, rather than the manipulative and exploitative behaviors typical of ASPD.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In summary, the behavior of using others for personal gain aligns with the core features of Antisocial Personality Disorder, highlighting the exploitative and manipulative tendencies that define the disorder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A nurse is admitting a client who has antisocial personality disorder. Which of the following client behaviors should the nurse identify as consistent with this disorder? A.Compulsive attention to details B.Avoids interacting with others C.Uses others for personal gain. D.Socially awkward in group situations The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is C. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136026\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}