A study by Ford and Widiger (1989) suggests that the gender differences observed in the prevalence of many personality disorders (i.e., histrionic, dependent, antisocial) may be due to:
(a) genetic differences
(b) gender specific learned behavior patterns
(c) gender bias on the part of the diagnosing clinician
(d) cultural scripts that dictate the type of disordered behavior appropriate for each gender
Answer: (c) gender bias on the part of the diagnosing clinician
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