Marjorie Has Just Experienced a Traumatic Event, and She Is

question 111

Multiple Choice

Marjorie has just experienced a traumatic event, and she is feeling cut off from herself and her environment and reports feeling like a robot. A mental health professional would say that Marjorie is experiencing

• A) derealization.
• B) depersonalization.
• C) amnesia.
• D) flashbacks.

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Definitions:

Linear Island Chain

A sequential assembly of islands that form in a straight line, often the result of volcanic activity on the seafloor.

Fracture Zone

A linear zone of irregular topography on the ocean floor where tectonic plates have fractured and moved apart.

Subduction

The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another, sinking into the mantle due to gravitational forces.

Conduction

Transfer of thermal energy by direct contact.