Many Researchers Are Skeptical About Whether Dissociative Identity Disorder Is

question 38

Multiple Choice

Many researchers are skeptical about whether dissociative identity disorder is a genuine psychological disorder.This is because

• A) no real evidence has ever been found for multiple identities in humans.
• B) therapists using hypnosis may have unintentionally suggested to people that they were experiencing multiple identities.
• C) even if dissociative identities are possible,they never cause the person any distress and so are not disorders.
• D) polygraph ("lie detector") evidence shows inconsistencies in people who believe that they have dissociative identity disorder.

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