Skeptics Have Argued Against the Validity of DID in a Number

question 139

Multiple Choice

Skeptics have argued against the validity of DID in a number of different cases. What is their reasoning?

• A) The disorder appears to be based on cultural expectations.
• B) Most people who experience trauma do not dissociate.
• C) The vast majority of cases come from a very small number of therapists.
• D) Skeptics have cited all of these arguments.

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