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ATI nur 222a Mental Health Exam Questions
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A nurse is caring for a school-age child who witnessed a violent crime. Each time the child recalls the event, the details differ from previous recollections. Which of the following trauma-related symptoms is the child experiencing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C: Dissociative amnesia. The child's inconsistent recall of the traumatic event indicates memory disruptions, a common symptom of dissociative amnesia. This condition involves selective memory loss related to a stressful event. Derealization (
A) is a sense of unreality, hypervigilance (
B) is an increased state of alertness, and depersonalization (
D) is feeling detached from oneself - these symptoms are not indicated in the scenario.
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