Exam 8: Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders

Research on the effectiveness of psychological treatment of dissociative identity disorder

Ms.Hall consulted a physician because of the following experience: The week before,she felt that another voice was talking to her,although she tried to ignore it.She then had a period of hours that she was unable to recall,but her boyfriend reported later that during that period she behaved like a completely different person,being loud and boisterous in contrast to her usual shy and sedate personality.She had never had a similar experience and was at a loss to explain it.Ms.Hall's symptoms most likely meet the criteria for

Compared to the DSM-IV-TR diagnoses,the DSM-5 system places more emphasis on __________ rather than the number or range of somatic symptoms.