In a classroom presentation, Kato reports, "Dissociative disorders are nonpsychotic conditions in which people develop physical problems even though there is no physiological cause. They are very rare." What error has Kato made?
A) Dissociative disorders do not involve physical problems.
B) Dissociative disorders are physiologically caused.
C) Dissociative disorders are psychotic conditions.
D) Dissociative disorders are relatively common, except for depersonalization disorder, which is rare.

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Dissociative disorders primarily involve disruptions or discontinuities in aspects of consciousness, identity, memory, and perception of the environment, rather than physical problems. These disorders do not imply the presence of physical symptoms without a physiological cause, which is more characteristic of somatic symptom disorders.

In a Classroom Presentation, Kato Reports, "Dissociative Disorders Are Nonpsychotic