One Explanation Offered in Your Textbook for the Recent Rapid

question 7

Multiple Choice

One explanation offered in your textbook for the recent rapid increase in the diagnosis of dissociative disorders is that:

• A) childhood physical abuse, the primary antecedent of the disorder, has increased
• B) more therapists believe the disorder is real and elicit reports from their patients that support it
• C) more criminals are receiving psychiatric screening, and dissociative disorders are particularly prevalent in this group
• D) the disorder is caused by an environmental toxin that is now more widespread

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Definitions:

Authoritative

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Pubertal Delay

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Age

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