The 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
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A Dissociation helps the woman learn to relax all muscles except those that are
working.
B Effleurage is self-massage.
C Imagery is a technique of visualizing images that will assist the woman in coping
with labor.
D Distraction can be used in the early latent phase by having the woman involved
in another activity.
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