The Gender Difference in the Diagnosis of Histrionic Personality Disorder

question 199

Multiple Choice

The gender difference in the diagnosis of histrionic personality disorder has been criticized for

• A) reflecting society's inherent bias.
• B) not reflecting enough of the differences between men and women.
• C) being psychologists' plot to undermine their female colleagues.
• D) all of the above.

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