A patient with borderline disorder tells the nurse, "It's hard to figure out who I am. Sometimes I'm sexually attracted to women and sometimes to men." The nurse using Freudian concepts can analyze this as a developmental problem related to:
a. Lack of separation-individuation
b. Isolation of affect during latency
c. Impaired development of sexual identity during the phallic stage
d. Overdevelopment of latency stage traits related to control issues
ANS: C
According to Freud, identifying one's sexual identity takes place during the phallic stage of development. When sexual identity is not clearly established, the individual may express confusion in sexual preference. The other options do not relate to information given in the scenario.
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