According to the Sociocognitive Model (SCM) of Dissociative Identity Disorder

question 44

Multiple Choice

According to the sociocognitive model (SCM) of dissociative identity disorder (DID) , the disorder develops ____.

• A) as the result of extreme abuse in early childhood
• B) as the result of unethical therapeutic practices
• C) through a biological predisposition
• D) by learning about from the mass media

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which an innate response to a potent stimulus comes to be elicited in response to a previously neutral stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, where an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior.

Gestation

The period of development from the fertilization of an ovum until birth in pregnant mammals, including humans.

Dishabituation

The renewal of attention to a stimulus following a change, after initial habituation (or decreased response) to the same or similar stimuli.