Choose the initial desired outcome for a person who was a victim of mind control and torture. The person will
a. make independent decisions for herself.
b. repress emotions experienced during event.
c. reestablish relationships with support persons.
d. use desensitization strategies to restore equilibrium.
C
Relationships with family and former friends are invariably disrupted based on the victim's inability to trust. Reestablishing relationships would be the first step toward reorganization. Later, the victim will be able to make independent decisions for herself. Repression and desensitization are not the initial desirable outcomes.
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