Select the most important assessment question to ask a patient suspected of having a dissociative disorder
a. "Do any members of your family have problems with drugs or alcohol?"
b. "Do you ever find yourself in places with no idea how you got there?"
c. "How would you describe your current level of anxiety?"
d. "How do you think we can be of help to you?"
B
The correct response would provide information relevant to dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue, or dissociative identity disorder, making it a good assessment question. The other questions are of no particular relevance.
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