A Physician Notices That Twice as Many Female Patients Complain

question 11

Multiple Choice

A physician notices that twice as many female patients complain of depression as male patients.The physician's first thought is that the cause is hormonal or genetic differences in the sexes.Research has ____.

• A)shown that only males who have a genetic vulnerability develop depression.
• B)been done extensively on this and results confirm that there is a hormonal basis for depression
• C)proven that this is never the case
• D)suggested that environmental and social-cultural factors interact with biological factors, such as genetic or hormonal differences between the sexes, to influence gender differences in depression

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