One of the most controversial diagnoses in psychology today is dissociative identity disorder (DID). Provide two pieces of evidence for DID and four pieces of evidence citied by skeptics of the disorder

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
? Evidence for DID:
o Memory tests suggest that some types of learning do not transfer between alter identities.
o PET scans have found different activity in the brain while people are experiencing different alters.
? Evidence against DID:
o Very few cases of DID were diagnosed prior to the 1970s when the disorder became widely known.
o 80% of those diagnosed with DID only become aware of the disorder after they begin therapy.
o DID varies from culture to culture.
o Instead of repressing traumatic events—a central idea behind DID—most trauma victims have no trouble remembering traumatic events.