A client who has depressive personality characteristics will most likely become more depressed after acquiring a disability.

A client with a history of histrionic behavior may tend to blame others for problems and present symptoms dramatically.

Grandiosity in clients might result in minimization or even denial of symptoms.

A dependent person can become emotionally and behaviorally paralyzed following a disability.

An insecure person might magnify symptoms in an effort to gain a stronger sense of self.

Borderline characteristics (impulsivity and self-destruction) can be exacerbated.

A client who is suffering from posttraumatic symptoms might react to the current disability in a more profound than expected manner.

Antisocial personality characteristics can lead to malingering and rejection of responsibility for rehabilitation.