Most Cultures Label Behavior as Mental Illness Based on Which

question 23

Multiple Choice

Most cultures label behavior as mental illness based on which of the following criteria?

• A)Incomprehensibility and cultural relativity
• B)Strength of character and ethics
• C)Goal directedness and high energy
• D)Creativity and good coping skills

Understand the role of religion and folklore among African-Americans, including the formation of black churches.

Insight into personal narratives of slaves who escaped, highlighting the reasons and methods for escape.

Awareness of the estimated number of slaves who successfully escaped and the significance of biblical stories in their religious views.

Understand the evolution of proslavery and antislavery sentiments in the southern states leading up to the Civil War.

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Definitions:

Behaviour Therapists

Mental health professionals who use principles of behaviorism to treat psychological disorders and improve patients' behavioral patterns.

Observational Learning

The process of acquiring knowledge, skills, or behaviors by watching and imitating others.

Biomedical Therapy

Treatments for mental disorders that involve physiological interventions, such as medication, surgical methods, or other medical procedures, to alter an individual's brain chemistry or functioning.

Electroconvulsive Therapy

A medical treatment involving electrically induced seizures for therapeutic effect, primarily used in severe cases of depression.