Which of the following disorders involves the emergence of varying personalities in a person that is associated with stress and conflict?
A) Dissociative amnesia
B) Dissociative fugue
C) Dissociative identity disorder
D) Depersonalization disorder
Ans: C
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) occurs when a person is dominated by at least one of two or more definitive personalities at one time. It is associated with psychosocial stress and conflict. Dissociative amnesia is characterized by the inability to recall an extensive amount of important personal information because of physical or psychological trauma. Dissociative fugue occurs when a person suddenly and unexpectedly leaves home or work and is unable to recall the past. In depersonalization disorder, the client experiences a strange alteration in the perception or experience of the self, often associated with a sense of unreality.
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