A laboring woman who imagines her body opening to let the baby out is using a mental technique called:
a. Dissociation.
b. Effleurage.
c. Imagery.
d. Distraction.
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 involved in another activity.
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