Somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders are considered by some theorists to be the result of a psychological process known as ________, in which different parts of an individual's identity, memories, or consciousness split off from one another.

A. degeneration
B. dissolution
C. dissociation
D. disintegration


Answer: C

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