ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who has histrionic personality disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B: Attention seeking. In histrionic personality disorder, individuals often seek attention by being overly dramatic, seductive, or provocative. This behavior is a key characteristic of the disorder. Lack of remorse (
A) is more indicative of antisocial personality disorder. Splitting of staff (
C) is more commonly associated with borderline personality disorder. Identity disturbance (
D) is a feature of borderline personality disorder as well. In summary, attention seeking behavior is a hallmark trait of histrionic personality disorder, making choice B the correct answer in this scenario.
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