Reference no: EM133287533

Question - Art is a 47-year-old division dean of a university extended campus location. He is married and the father of two teenage children. He has been active in campus and community affairs, including assisting with productions of the local amateur theater. Art is scheduled to board an 8:15 AM flight to meet a professional colleaque in a city 300 miles from his hometown. At 7:00 AM the day of his intended arrival, the colleaque notifies the university and Art's wife that Art did not arrive on his scheduled flight. When his wife checks with the airport, she is told that her husband never boarded the flight. Art's car is found at the airport with the keys locked inside. Six months later, investigators have uncovered no clues as to Art's whereabouts or what may have occurred in his disappearance. Several months later, Art walks into his office at the university accompanied by an unfamiliar woman whom he introduces as his wife. It is apparent to the office personnel that he does not recognize them or his previous position in the division office. He states that a young man saw him at a restaurant in a neighboring state and told him about his real identity. Art states he has no recollection of the institution or his family. He is admitted for treatment in a state of severe anxiety with suicidal ideation.

1. What symptoms indicate that Art is experiencing a dissociative state?

2. What type of dissociative disorder does Art's symptoms suggest?

3. How should the nurse approach Art when discussing past traumatic events?