The nurse is careful to provide a quiet,comfortable,safe environment when conducting an assessment interview.What is the reason this is particularly important when working with a patient believed to be exhibiting characteristics of a personality disorder?
A) These patients are generally experiencing chronic depression and are severely impaired socially.
B) A high stimulus environment will cause the patient to exhibit exacerbated behaviors that are loud and attention seeking.
C) The patient is easily intimidated and may become so withdrawn that the assessment will be difficult if not impossible to complete.
D) This disorder produces defensive, guarded, and impulsive behavior that is easily provoked into anger when the patient feels threatened.
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