When planning care for a client with passive-aggressive personality disorder, the nurse will need to include interventions for which behavior?

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People who behave in a passive-aggressive way often do things late or in error as a means of protest rather than directly expressing their dissatisfaction or unwillingness. Answer choice A is consistent with anxiety disorders. Answer choice B correlates with behaviors seen in obsessiveñcompulsive disorder. Dependence on others for decisions occurs in clients with dependent personality disorder.

When Planning Care for a Client with Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder