The nurse is caring for a patient with a suspected personality disorder. The nurse suspects the diagnosis will be confirmed based on which indicators? Select all that apply.

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1. Diagnostic criteria for a patient with a suspected personality disorder include: An enduring personality pattern that a) cannot be explained as a manifestation or consequence of another mental disorder; b) is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range of personal and social situations; c) leads to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning; and d) is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition. Although patterns associated with personality disorders and be traced back to adolescence (if not earlier), the symptoms are persistent and inflexible, not variable, over time.
2. Diagnostic criteria for a patient with a suspected personality disorder include: An enduring personality pattern that a) cannot be explained as a manifestation or consequence of another mental disorder; b) is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range of personal and social situations; c) leads to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning; and d) is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition. Although patterns associated with personality disorders and be traced back to adolescence (if not earlier), the symptoms are persistent and inflexible, not variable, over time.
3. Diagnostic criteria for a patient with a suspected personality disorder include: An enduring personality pattern that a) cannot be explained as a manifestation or consequence of another mental disorder; b) is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range of personal and social situations; c) leads to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning; and d) is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition. Although patterns associated with personality disorders and be traced back to adolescence (if not earlier), the symptoms are persistent and inflexible, not variable, over time.
5. Diagnostic criteria for a patient with a suspected personality disorder include: An enduring personality pattern that a) cannot be explained as a manifestation or consequence of another mental disorder; b) is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range of personal and social situations; c) leads to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning; and d) is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition. Although patterns associated with personality disorders and be traced back to adolescence (if not earlier), the symptoms are persistent and inflexible, not variable, over time.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with a Suspected