The laboring woman who imagines her body opening to let the baby out is using a mental technique called:
a. Dissociation. c. Imagery.
b. Effleurage. d. Distraction.
ANS: C
Imagery is a technique of visualizing images that will assist the woman in coping with labor. Dissociation helps the woman learn to relax all muscles except those that are working. Effleurage is self-massage. Distraction can be used in the early latent phase by having the woman engage in another activity.
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