Which of the Following Explains Why Dissociative Identity Disorder Was

question 128

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains why dissociative identity disorder was rarely diagnosed prior to 1980?

• A) The symptoms were rarely reported
• B) There was no diagnostic category for DID in the DSM-II
• C) The disorder lacked empirical evidence
• D) The DSM did not exist

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Definitions:

Gray Matter

A component of the central nervous system consisting primarily of neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, involved in muscle control and sensory perception.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region in the vertebral column, conducting neural signals between the brain and the body.

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds the axons of many neurons, facilitating rapid signal transmission.

Hypothalamus

A subcortical forebrain structure involved in regulating bodily functions. The hypothalamus also influences our basic motivated behaviors.