How is the development of the different "personalities" explained with dissociative disorders?

a. The "personalities" are developed by the patient consciously with the intent to deceive others

b. The "personalities" emerge through the efforts of a therapist who is either incompetent or unethical.
c. The "personalities" emerge as a way of protecting the patient from anxiety.
d. The "personalities" develop spontaneously, without conscious deception.

d

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a) A student who fails a test and then asks himself whether he had prepared sufficiently for it. b) A person who instinctively screams at another driver who cuts in front of them in traffic. c) A teenager who throws a temper tantrum when her mother takes away her phone. d) An evangelist who spouts scripture on campus as students pass by.

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a. Reducing the amount of television watched by children. b. Eating healthy foods and staying away from red meat. c. Vowing not to drink alcohol or take drugs. d. The only way to control pregnancy and STIs is to not engage in sexual activities.

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