Your friend has recently been diagnosed with a personality disorder. Based on what you know about the reliability of the diagnosis of personality disorders, you would have good reason to believe that ____
a. ?your friend actually has a personality disorder
b. ?your friend actually does not have any type of disorder
c. ?another therapist might make a different diagnosis
d. ?another therapist would confirm the diagnosis
ANSWER:
c
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