Why Has There Been Little Systematic Research Conducted on Dissociative

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why has there been little systematic research conducted on dissociative amnesia and fugue?

• A) Case studies provide more useful information.
• B) Both disorders are relatively brief, preventing researchers from having ample time to systematically conduct full evaluations.
• C) The diagnosis of both disorders is too controversial; until a consensus is reached as to whether there is a true "psychogenic" amnesia, further study is virtually impossible.
• D) These conditions are too rare to permit more extensive study.

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