A nursing instructor is teaching about the etiology of dissociative disorders from a psychoanalytical perspective. What student statement about clients diagnosed with this disorder indicates that learning has occurred?
A. "Dissociative behaviors occur when individuals repress distressing mental information from their conscious awareness."
B. "When their physical symptoms relieve them from stressful situations, their amnesia is reinforced.
C. "People with dissociative disorders typically have strong egos."
D. "There is clear and convincing evidence of a familial predisposition to this disorder."
A
The nurse should understand that from a psychoanalytical perspective, dissociation occurs because of repression of painful information or experiences.
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