Regarding Dissociative Identity Disorders, Which of the Following Statements Is

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Multiple Choice

Regarding dissociative identity disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) A history of heavy drug use as teenagers was found in over 95 percent of persons whose personalities later split into multiple identities.
• B) The goal of therapy is integration and fusion of the identities into a single, balanced personality.
• C) Therapy for dissociative identity disorders makes use of hypnosis, which allows contact with the various personality states.
• D) A majority of psychologists continue to believe that multiple identity is a real but rare problem.

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