A client diagnosed with DID switches personalities when confronted with destructive behavior.The nurse recognizes that this dissociation serves which function?
A)It is a means to attain secondary gain.
B)It is a means to explore feelings of excessive and inappropriate guilt.
C)It serves to isolate painful events so that the primary self is protected.
D)It serves to establish personality boundaries and limit inappropriate impulses.

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Dissociation serves to isolate painful events so that the primary self is protected. In DID, dissociation helps the conscious mind to shield the primary self from experiencing the traumatic event or memory, and the alternate personality takes over to face the trauma or pain. The dissociation is a defense mechanism that allows the individual to protect their primary self from emotional pain, shame, and guilt associated with the traumatic event.

A Client Diagnosed with DID Switches Personalities When Confronted with Destructive