The existence of a cross-gendered alter in dissociative identity disorder is

A. common.
B. rare.
C. present in every patient.
D. almost never seen in this disorder.


Answer: A

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A) education and high-quality child care B) individual and family therapy C) parental affection and reassurance D) drawing and writing about traumatic experiences

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a. altruism b. balance c. intimacy d. reciprocity

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a) found no evidence for the Freudian interpretation of slips. b) found evidence for motivated slips in the shock condition. c) found evidence for motivated slips in the sex condition. d) found evidence for motivated slips in both the shock and sex condition.

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