According to One Explanation, Dissociative Identity Disorder

question 95

Multiple Choice

According to one explanation, dissociative identity disorder:

• A) occurs in response to abnormal brain levels of dopamine.
• B) is a way to cope with extreme abuse or trauma that occurred during childhood.
• C) is more common among creative artists and writers and represents a form of pathological creativity.
• D) is the result of abnormal brain structures, such as enlarged ventricles or overall lower brain volume of gray matter tissue.

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Definitions:

Res Ipsa Loquitur

A principle in tort law that allows plaintiffs to meet their burden of proof with circumstantial evidence when the nature of the accident is such that it implies negligence.

Negligent Conduct

Actions or failures to act that breach a duty of care and result in harm or damage to another party.

Proximate Cause

A legal concept referring to the primary cause of an injury or damage that is considered legally sufficient to hold someone responsible.

Superseding Cause

An intervening act or event that breaks the direct connection between the original wrongful act and the injury that occurred, relieving the original offender of liability.