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Personality Disorder Findings

Author
Fitzgerald Health Education Associates
Published
Wed 01 May 2024
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Renee is a 27-year-old female who has come to group therapy while incarcerated in the city jail. She was arrested for vagrancy because she was sleeping in her car. She could not post bail and was sentenced to 14 days in jail. During group she contributes that none of this is her fault. Her mother is totally evil because she would not let Alexa stay in the family home. She has some other family but they are all jerks because they won’t help her. Alexa’s friend Melanie is the absolute best person in the world, but she can’t help because her boss fired her for no reason. Alexa has a history of arrests for buying illegal drugs and for prostitution. The last time she was in jail her sentence was extended for 30 days because she got into a fight with another inmate and beat her up so badly she had to be admitted to the hospital for 6 days. The PMHNP considers which of the following personality disorders? 

A. Histrionic
B. Narcissistic
C. Borderline
D. Schizoid
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