Psychologists Who Support the Diagnostic Criteria of Dissociative Identity Disorder

question 423

Multiple Choice

Psychologists who support the diagnostic criteria of dissociative identity disorder argue that the sharp increase in reported cases in recent decades is probably due to:

• A) the fact that most insurance plans now cover treatment for dissociative identity disorder.
• B) the greater prevalence of drug use among grade-school children, which may produce dissociative identity disorder in adulthood.
• C) greater clinical awareness of the disorder and of its symptoms and increased screening for dissociative symptoms.
• D) greater coverage of sensational dissociative identity disorder patients in movies and television shows, making it easier for disturbed people to mimic the symptoms.

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