What can be said about the authenticity of the well-known case of dissociative identity disorder (DID) involving Sybil?

a. It has been well supported and substantiated

b. There is no way to verify whether the events reported actually occurred.
c. Although Sybil continues to assert that the events occurred as reported, many psychologists doubt her assertions.
d. Its authenticity has been questioned and Sybil has denied that the events and personalities described were true.


d

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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____ parents are more successful than others at developing responsible autonomy in their teenage children

a. Authoritarian b. Authoritative c. Permissive d. Heteronomous

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Sex games, such as "spin the bottle," are common and allow children to ____

a. discuss adolescent developmental tasks and challenges, including teenage pregnancy and sexuality b. make sexual contact under the guise of a game c. achieves "adulthood" d. develop incomplete or erroneous ideas about sex

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Researchers who attempt to assess the effectiveness of therapy must contend with ________; that is, the phenomenon in which symptoms disappear without therapy.

a. symptom substitution b. sudden recovery c. automatic inhibition d. random catharsis e. spontaneous remission

Psychology