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.A 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 nurse should identify a client remembering sexual abuse when becoming sexually active with her boyfriend as experiencing the "not me" part of the personality.According to Sullivan,the "not me" part of the personality develops in response to situations that produced intense anxiety in childhood.

A Client Has Flashbacks of Sexual Abuse by Her Uncle