Which of the Following Is True of the Medical Model

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the medical model?

• A) In recent years, it has been in large part discredited.
• B) It views psychological disorders as sicknesses that are diagnosable and treatable.
• C) It emphasizes the role of psychological factors in disorders over that of physiological factors.
• D) It focuses on cognitive factors.

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