Which Statement Provides the MOST Persuasive Argument Against a Psychodynamic

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which statement provides the MOST persuasive argument against a psychodynamic explanation for dissociative identity disorder?

• A) Repression can occur either as a single major event or over a lifetime.
• B) The creation of subpersonalities is a conscious event.
• C) Most abused children do not develop the disorder.
• D) Psychodynamic therapists do not even attempt to treat the disorder.

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Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points around their mean.

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An indicator of the degree of spread or variability among a collection of numbers.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean; shows how much the data vary from the average.

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