A client states "I feel detached and weird all the time. It's as though I'm looking at life through a
cloudy window. Everything seems unreal. These feelings really get in the way of working and
studying.".
The nurse can assess that the client is experiencing
a. depersonalization disorder.
b. body dysmorphic disorder.
c. dissociative amnesia.
d. hypochondriasis.
ANS: A
The DSM-IV-TR description of depersonalization disorder states that it involves a persistent or
recurrent experience of feeling detached from and outside one's mental processes or body. Although
reality testing is intact, the experience causes significant impairment in social or occupational
functioning and distress to the individual. Option B: Body dysmorphic disorder involves
preoccupation with a body part the individual believes to be distorted. Option C: Dissociative
amnesia involves memory loss. Option D: Hypochondriasis involves interpretation of body
sensations as symptomatic of a serious illness.
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