Why Has the Term "Multiple Personality Disorder" Been Replaced with "Dissociative

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Multiple Choice

Why has the term "multiple personality disorder" been replaced with "dissociative identity disorder"?

• A) The old term was often used to refer to both schizophrenia and DID, thus a new term was needed to end this confusion.
• B) The word "multiple" suggested the presence of more identities than were commonly observed.
• C) Fully developed personalities are not present in DID, just varying expressions of different aspects of the patient's personality.
• D) A new diagnostic term was wanted to remove some of the stigma associated with the old term and its presentation in the media.

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