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Personality Disorder Escape Room

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Created on September 22, 2025

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Escape room

Personality Disorder

Start

Introduction

Welcome to your shift!

Instructions:

  1. Read each case scenario carefully.
  2. Determine which personality disorder is represented (based on DSM-5 features).
  3. Answer the nursing application question(s).
  4. Keep track of the clue given with each correct answer.
  5. Combine all six clues to create your final escape code.
  6. Submit your escape code to Blackboard once you make it through!
Good luck!

You and your nursing team are working the evening shift on a behavioral health unit. Suddenly, the electronic locks malfunction, and six clients are in the dayroom with you. Each case holds a clue. When all cases are solved, the final code is revealed. The only way to “escape” is to:

  1. Correctly identify the personality disorder each client represents.
  2. Apply your nursing knowledge to solve the puzzle questions.
  3. Collect the hidden clues from each case.
  4. Put all six clues together to reveal the escape code.

Start

Complete all missions to get your escape code.

Case 3

Case 2

Case 1

The Smooth Talker

The Rollcoaster

The Fortune Teller

Case 5

Case 4

Case 6

The Perfectionist

The Invisible Man

The King

Case 1: The Fortune Teller

Meet the Client

A 36-year-old client believes she has special powers and says, “I can sense when people are plotting against me.” She dresses in eccentric clothing, speaks in odd metaphors, and avoids group activities due to social anxiety.

Next

Question 1/2

Question 2/2

Great Job!!!

THE first digit of the final escape Code IS:

Case 1: Solved

Great job! The forutne teller is likely suffering from Schizotypal Personality disorder. The client demonstrates odd beliefs, eccentric behavior, and social anxiety linked to paranoia. The intervention that supports engagement without reinforcing delusions is to encourage social skills training and supportive, reality-based communication.

Next

Complete all missions to get your escape code.

Case 3

Case 2

Case 1

The Smooth Talker

The Rollcoaster

The Fortune Teller

Case 5

Case 4

Case 6

The Perfectionist

The Invisible Man

The King

Case 2: The Rollercoaster

Meet the Client

A 25-year-old client overdosed after a breakup. She tells the nurse, “You’re the only one who cares about me,” then angrily accuses the same nurse of betrayal. She has a history of unstable relationships, impulsivity, and self-harm.

Next

Question 1/2

Question 2/2

Great Job!!!

THE second digit of the final escape Code IS:

Case 2: Solved

Great job! The rollercoaster is likely suffering from Borderline Personality disorder. The client demonstrates instability in relationships, impulsivity, self-harm, and splitting behaviors are key features. The nurse's priority intervention for safety is to ensure safety through suicide precautions, consistent limit setting, and emotional support.

Next

Complete all missions to get your escape code.

Case 3

Case 2

Case 1

The Smooth Talker

The Rollcoaster

The Fortune Teller

Case 5

Case 4

Case 6

The Perfectionist

The Invisible Man

The King

Case 3: The Smooth Talker

Meet the Client

A 30-year-old male was admitted after a fight. He flirts with staff to get extra privileges, manipulates peers into giving him their snacks, and states, “Rules are for weak people.” He shows no remorse for past violent actions.

Next

Question 1/2

Question 2/2

Great Job!!!

THE third digit of the final escape Code IS:

Case 3: Solved

Great job! The smooth talker is likely suffering from Antisocial Personality disorder. The client demonstrates a disregard for rules, deceit, lack of remorse, and manipulative charm fit antisocial traits The boundary-setting strategy essential for the nurse is to set clear and simple limits, use firm boundaries, avoid manipulation, and focus on consistent rules.

Next

Complete all missions to get your escape code.

Case 3

Case 2

Case 1

The Smooth Talker

The Rollcoaster

The Fortune Teller

Case 5

Case 4

Case 6

The Perfectionist

The Invisible Man

The King

Case 4: The Invisible Man

Meet the Client

A 41-year-old client works remotely, lives alone, and rarely interacts with others. He avoids social events, shows no desire for close relationships, and appears indifferent when the nurse tries to engage him.

Next

Question 1/2

Question 2/2

Great Job!!!

Case 4: Solved

THE fourth digit of the final escape Code IS:

Great job! The smooth talker is likely suffering from Schizoid Personality disorder. The client demonstrates detachment from social relationships and restricted emotional expression. The nursing approach that encourages therapeutic interaction while still respecting autonomy is to ask the client their preference for discussion during an appointment. This encourages theraputic interaction while respecting autonomy.

Next

Complete all missions to get your escape code.

Case 3

Case 2

Case 1

The Smooth Talker

The Rollcoaster

The Fortune Teller

Case 5

Case 4

Case 6

The Perfectionist

The Invisible Man

The King

Case 5: The Perfectionist

Meet the Client

A 52-year-old client is admitted with stress-related hypertension. He spends hours arranging his clothes by color, refuses to let staff make his bed, and says, “If it isn’t perfect, it’s worthless.”

Next

Question 1/2

Question 2/2

Great Job!!!

Case 5: Solved

THE fifth digit of the final escape Code IS:

Great job! The smooth talker is likely suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Personality disorder. The client demonstrates instability in relationships, impulsivity, self-harm, and splitting behaviors are key features. The nursing approach that encourages therapeutic interaction while still respecting autonomy is to practice mindfullness and mediation. This will help encourage stress management, flexibility, and coping strategies without demanding change.

Next

Complete all missions to get your escape code.

Case 3

Case 2

Case 1

The Smooth Talker

The Rollcoaster

The Fortune Teller

Case 5

Case 4

Case 6

The Invisible Man

The Perfectionist

The King

Case 6: The King

Meet the Patient

A 45-year-old executive hospitalized for chest pain demands priority over others. He belittles staff, exaggerates his achievements, and becomes enraged when not admired.

Next

Question 1/2

Question 2/2

Great Job!!!

Case 6: Solved

THE sixth & final digit of the final escape Code IS:

Great job! The smooth talker is likely suffering from Narcassitic Personality disorder. The client demonstrates grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. The most therapeutic approach to communication that the nurse should use is to avoid defensiveness and arguing with the client. The nurse should always use matter-of-fact communication, avoid power struggles, and set clear expectations..

Next

Congratulations! You have completed all the missions

Case 3

Case 2

Case 1

The Smooth Talker

The Rollcoaster

The Fortune Teller

Case 5

Case 4

Case 6

The Invisible Man

The Perfectionist

The King

Ready to escape?

Enter the full escape code. Be sure it's in the correct order!

Enter the password

Are you sure you want to exit?

Exit

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