A patient reports feeling detached and says, "It feels as though I'm watching a movie as life unfolds. I'm isolated, on the outside and not involved. I really don't feel anything. I don't know if I'm alive or dead, awake or sleeping."
The nurse can determine that the patient is describing: a. akathisia.
b. hypomania.
c. depersonalization.
d. boundary violations.
C
Depersonalization is characterized by feelings of detachment, isolation, alienation, unreality, confusion, and a dreamlike view of the world.
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