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Not all psychologists agree that dissociative identity disorder is a psychological disorder. What is the most commonly asserted alternative hypothesis used to explain behavior described as dissociative identity disorder?
 
  a. The patient has an affective disorder.
  b. The patient has organic brain dysfunction.
  c. The patient responds to expectations by role playing.
  d. The patient is under the influence of psychoactive drugs.

Question 2

Some epidemiological studies, using instruments like the Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ), have reported high rates of dissociative symptoms, but these studies are viewed skeptically because
 
  a. dissociative symptoms cannot be measured based on self-reports.
  b. the symptoms measured by the DEQ are far less dramatic than those found in dissociative disorders.
  c. there is no agreement as to what dissociative symptoms should be measured.
  d. people with real dissociative disorders are not able to complete the DEQ.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.



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