Maladaptive Coping with Severe Stress by Developing One or More

question 165

Multiple Choice

Maladaptive coping with severe stress by developing one or more separate personalities is _____ disorder.

• A) adjustment
• B) dissociative identity
• C) somatoform
• D) hypochondriacal

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Definitions:

Estrogen

A group of steroid hormones that play a crucial role in the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sexual characteristics.

Tay-Sachs Disease

A rare, inherited disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, marked by a loss of motor skills and progressive neurological decline.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and transmitting information.

Dominant Gene

A gene that suppresses the expression of another gene when they are both present.