A Client Diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)switches Personalities When

question 15

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID) switches personalities when confronted with destructive behavior.The nurse recognizes that this dissociation serves which function?

• A) It is a means to attain secondary gain.
• B) It is a means to explore feelings of excessive and inappropriate guilt.
• C) It serves to isolate painful events so that the primary self is protected.
• D) It serves to establish personality boundaries and limit inappropriate impulses.

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Definitions:

Thinking Intuitively

The process of making judgments and solving problems based on instincts and feelings rather than explicit reasoning or analysis.

Comforting Prejudices

Prejudiced beliefs that provide comfort by reinforcing existing opinions or societal norms.

Inductive Reasoning

A rational procedure that merges several assumptions, considered true or frequently proven true, to arrive at a particular inference.

Hypothetical Reasoning

The process of applying logical thinking to situations that are often based on suppositions or possibilities, rather than facts.