Which of the Following Is NOT Identified as a Difficulty

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT identified as a difficulty in diagnosing personality disorders (PDs) ?

• A) PD criteria can permit gender biases to influence the assessment process
• B) PD symptoms are often not acknowledged by the patient
• C) PD symptoms tend to be dormant for long periods of time
• D) certain apparently-maladaptive attitudes and behaviours may be appropriate for distinct cultures
• E) there is often similarity of symptoms in two or more different PDs

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Definitions:

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true; a threshold chosen by the researcher to indicate the level of evidence needed to reject the null hypothesis.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A nonparametric statistical test used to compare three or more independent samples to determine if they originate from the same distribution.

P-value

The probability of obtaining a test statistic at least as extreme as the one that was actually observed, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test that is compared to a threshold value to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.