One Explanation Offered in the Textbook for the Rapid Recent

question 5

Multiple Choice

One explanation offered in the textbook for the rapid recent 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 confirm 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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