A client diagnosed with DID switches personalities when confronted with destructive behavior. The nurse recognizes that this dissociation serves which function?

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Dissociation is a function of DID that serves to isolate painful events so that the individual's primary self is protected. It allows the individual to compartmentalize traumatic memories and emotions, and to create alternate personality states that can cope with the trauma in a way that the primary self cannot. Switching personalities allows the individual to avoid the destructive behavior associated with the traumatic memories, and to continue functioning in their daily life. Dissociation is not a means to attain secondary gain, explore feelings of guilt, or establish personality boundaries.

A Client Diagnosed with DID Switches Personalities When Confronted with Destructive