Dr. Young asks these questions of a child: "Do you ever sort of space out? Does it ever happen that time goes by and you can't remember what you were doing during that time? Do you ever do things that surprise you and you later stop and ask yourself why you did that?" What problem is Dr. Young investigating?
A) conversion disorder
B) somatization disorder
C) dissociation
D) panic disorder

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Dr. Young's questions are aimed at identifying symptoms of dissociation, which involves a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions, and identity. The questions about "spacing out," losing track of time, and doing surprising things followed by questioning oneself are indicative of dissociative experiences.

Dr Young Asks These Questions of a Child: "Do You