The nurse performing an admission interview for a client with suspected dissociative identity disorder should make it a priority to ask:
1. "What help would you like us to give you?"
2. "Are you experiencing a high level of anxiety?"
3. "Do you find performing rituals makes you feel more comfortable?"
4. "Have you ever been unable to remember how you came to be in a certain place?"
ANS: 4
This question gives a clue that another personality may have been in control. Option 1 will proba-bly not provide the nurse with pertinent assessment data for DID. Option 2 will not yield helpful information pertinent to DID. Option 3: The individual with DID would not be expected to ex-hibit symptoms of OCD.
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