The nurse would expect which comment from a patient diagnosed with depersonalization disorder?
a. "I feel like I'm outside my body, watching what's happening."
b. "I feel as though someone is reading thoughts in my mind."
c. "I know I have cancer, but the doctors can't find it."
d. "When I woke up, my legs were paralyzed."
A
In depersonalization, individuals feel detached from parts of their body or their mental processes. The distracters reflect somatization disorder, conversion disorder, and schizophrenia.
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