Goff and Simms (1993) Compared Case Reports of Dissociative Identity

question 31

Multiple Choice

Goff and Simms (1993) compared case reports of dissociative identity disorder from the years before 1965 and from the 1980s. More recent cases tend to have ____.

• A) fewer personalities
• B) their onset later in life
• C) a greater proportion of males
• D) a higher prevalence of reported child abuse

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