The Suggestion That Dissociative Identity Disorder Symptoms Are Created as Defenses

question 36

Multiple Choice

The suggestion that dissociative identity disorder symptoms are created as defenses against the anxiety caused by one's own unacceptable impulses best illustrates the

• A) psychodynamic perspective.
• B) biopsychosocial approach.
• C) medical model.
• D) social-cognitive perspective.

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two variables fluctuate together, showing the strength and direction of their relationship.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

Inverse Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which they move in opposite directions; as one variable increases, the other decreases.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated in an experiment to observe its effect on the dependent variable.