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Eight-year-old Shaun's parents are concerned that he may have dissociative amnesia due to his inability to remember certain phases of his life. Why would his doctor be hesitant to diagnose him? A. Shaun is adopted and his doctor is uncomfortable diagnosing him without a full family history. B. Shaun is male and his doctor knows that this diagnosis is most common in females. C. Children of this age have a normal lapse in memory of events that occurred before the age of 5. D. Shaun is a very strong-willed child and will not be a good candidate to hypnotize. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

          Eight-year-old Shaun's parents are concerned that he may have dissociative amnesia due to his inability to remember certain phases of his life. Why would his doctor be hesitant to diagnose him?
A. Shaun is adopted and his doctor is uncomfortable diagnosing him without a full family history.
B. Shaun is male and his doctor knows that this diagnosis is most common in females.
C. Children of this age have a normal lapse in memory of events that occurred before the age of 5.
D. Shaun is a very strong-willed child and will not be a good candidate to hypnotize.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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Eight-year-old Shaun's parents are concerned that he may have dissociative amnesia due to his inability to remember certain phases of his life. Why would his doctor be hesitant to diagnose him?
A. Shaun is adopted and his doctor is uncomfortable diagnosing him without a full family history.
B. Shaun is male and his doctor knows that this diagnosis is most common in females.
C. Children of this age have a normal lapse in memory of events that occurred before the age of 5.
D. Shaun is a very strong-willed child and will not be a good candidate to hypnotize.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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This could be a valid reason as family history can often provide important information about genetic predispositions to certain conditions. Secondly, the doctor might be hesitant because Shaun is male and dissociative amnesia is more common in females. However, Show more…

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Eight-year-old Shaun's parents are concerned that he may have dissociative amnesia due to his inability to remember certain phases of his life. Why would his doctor be hesitant to diagnose him? Shaun is adopted and his doctor is uncomfortable diagnosing him without a full family history. Shaun is male and his doctor knows that this diagnosis is most common in females. Children of this age have a normal lapse in memory of events that occurred before the age of 5. Shaun is a very strong-willed child and will not be a good candidate to hypnotize. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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