One of the female patients on the mental health unit starts to have delusions of persecution and is hearing voices. Prior to this admission, she attempted several times to poison her boyfriend after the voices told her to do so
During your initial rounds, you enter her room and ask her how she is doing. The patient states, "she's a bad person." Your patient is exhibiting:
A.
Transference.
B.
Aggression.
C.
Dissociation.
D.
Denial.
ANS: C
The patient may be referring to herself in third person due to unacceptable feelings she is experiencing, so she disassociates from the emotion.
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