The dissociative disorders have a high degree of comorbidity
A) with physical complaints that clearly don't have a medical cause.
B) with types of delirium, dementias and amnestic disorders.
C) with anxiety, mood and personality disorders.
D) in terms of severe maladaptive disruptions or alternations of identity, memory and consciousness that are experienced as being beyond one's control.
E) in terms of physical symptoms suggestive of medical illness, but no organic basis can be found to account for them.

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The statement indicates that dissociative disorders have a high degree of comorbidity with anxiety, mood, and personality disorders, suggesting that C is the best choice. Options A and E generally describe somatic symptom and related disorders, which are not part of the dissociative disorders. Option B refers to other categories of disorders that are not directly related to the dissociative disorders. Option D describes a defining feature of dissociative disorders, rather than their comorbidity with other conditions.

The Dissociative Disorders Have a High Degree of Comorbidity