Multiple personality or dissociative identity disorder often begins:

Correct answer: D. in childhood as a result of unbearable experiences

  • A. as a result of combat exhaustion
  • B. in adulthood as a response to unremitting phobias
  • C. as a consequence of post - traumatic stress disorders
  • D. in childhood as a result of unbearable experiences

Explanation

Dissociative identity disorder is usually linked to severe, repeated trauma or unbearable experiences during childhood, when dissociation may become a way of coping. Combat exhaustion and adult phobias are not typical origins.

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