When a Patient Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder Experiences the Death

When a patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder experiences the death of a beloved parent,which characteristic response will the nurse anticipate?

A) Denies the death for a protracted period of time
B) Exhibits several different psychotic thought processes
C) Expresses extreme anger and rage by burning the parent's clothes
D) Becomes uncharacteristically helpful and attends to the funeral arrangements