IlgUlzts I IUI‘HI 3 The PMi-INP is working with a patient who witnessed her father pass awayr after
suffering for several months from terminal cancer. The PMHNP sees this as a traumatic
event. The patient reports sometimes feeling out of touch with surroundings; almost as if
things feel like a dream. “Sometimes that sensation lingers for a while," the patient says,
“and other times | snap out of it quickly.“ What does the PMHNP infer about the
condition based on psychotherapy concepts for trauma? A The patient is having a balanced response to the trauma.
B The patient is reporting signs of dissociation.