A client has flashbacks of sexual abuse by her uncle.She had not been aware of these memories until recently when she became sexually active with her boyfriend.The nurse should identify this experience as which part of Sullivan's concept of the self-system?
A)The good me
B)The bad me
C)The not me
D)The bad you

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The concept of the "not me" in Sullivan's self-system refers to those aspects of the self that the individual dissociates or separates from their conscious awareness. The memories of sexual abuse in this scenario were not consciously accessible to the client until recently, and therefore fall under the category of the "not me." The "good me" and "bad me" refer to aspects of the self that the individual is aware of and identifies with, while the "bad you" refers to negative projections of the self onto others.

A Client Has Flashbacks of Sexual Abuse by Her Uncle