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We Encounter Dilemmas When We Try to Define "Mental Disorders

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We encounter dilemmas when we try to define "mental disorders." The text considers three viewpoints in attempting to formulate this definition. What is the definition of "mental disorder" that the authors decide upon?


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Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment or study that is assumed to depend on or be caused by another variable (the independent variable).

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure in regression analysis that quantifies the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable predictable from the independent variable(s).

Coefficient Of Correlation

Measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables on a scatterplot, ranging from -1 to 1, where 1 means a perfect positive correlation and -1 means a perfect negative correlation.

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