According to a Study by Ford and Widiger (1989), What

question 24

Multiple Choice

According to a study by Ford and Widiger (1989) , what is most likely the cause of gender differences observed in the prevalence of many personality disorders?

• A)cultural scripts that dictate the type of disordered behaviour appropriate for each gender
• B)genetic differences
• C)gender-specific, learned behaviour patterns
• D)gender bias on the part of the diagnosing clinician

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