Cluster C: Behaviors that are described as anxious or fearful – Flashcards

Extreme sensitivity to rejection
Social withdrawal
Prevalence is between 0.5% and 1% and is equally common in both men and women.

Awkward and uncomfortable in social situations
Low self esteem
Shy
Fearful
Desires close relationships but avoid them because of fear of being rejected

Possible hereditary influences
Parental rejection and criticism
Reports being inhibited as a child

Possible hereditary influences
Parental rejection and criticism
Reports being inhibited as a child

Explore positive self aspects, positive responses from others & possible reasons for self criticism.

Help the client with positive self talk. This will help improve their self esteem

Teach social skills. Role modeling & role playing social skills can help build some confidence in social situations.

Characterized by a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation
Relatively common within the population
More common among women than men
More common in the youngest children of a family than in the oldest ones

Client has a notable lack of self-confidence that is often apparent in
Posture
Voice
Mannerisms
Typically passive and goes along with the desires of others
Overly generous and thoughtful while underplaying own attractiveness and achievements
Feelings of low self worth
Assumes passive and submissive roles in relationships
Avoids positions of responsibility and becomes anxious when forced into them

Possible hereditary influence
Stimulation and nurturance are experienced exclusively from one source
A singular attachment is made by the infant to the exclusion of all others

The nurse must help clients to express feelings of grief & loss over the end of a relationship while fostering autonomy & self reliance.

Teach problem solving & decision making & help clients apply them to daily life.

The nurse must refrain from giving advice about problems or making decisions for clients even though the clients may ask the nurse to do.

Characterized by inflexibility about the way in which things must be done
Devotion to productivity at the exclusion of personal pleasure
Relatively common and occurs more often in men than women
Within family constellation, appears to be most common in the oldest children

Especially concerned with matters of organization and efficiency
Tends to be rigid and unbending
Client polite and formal
Client rank-conscious (ingratiating with authority figures)
Strives for perfection
Check & recheck details
Low self esteem
Appears to be very calm and controlled
Underneath there is a great deal of
-Ambivalence
-Conflict
-Hostility

Over control by parents
Notable parental lack of positive reinforcement for acceptable behavior
Frequent punishment for undesirable behavior

Help the clients accept or to tolerate less than perfect work.
Restructuring Techniques
"What is the worse that can happen?"
Enc. clients to take risks, such as letting some else plan a family/group/work activity

Exhibits a pervasive pattern of negativistic attitudes and passive resistance
Reacts badly to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations

Able to vent anger and resentment subtly while gaining the attention, reassurance, and dependency that are craved.
They tend to blame others for their own misfortune rather than accepting responsibility for their own situation.

Contradictory parental attitudes and behavior are implicated in predisposition to passive-aggressive personality disorder

Examine relationships between feelings & actions
Express appropriate ways to express feelings especially negative feelings such as anger