Which Approach Would Attempt to Minimize Psychological Disorders by Working

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which approach would attempt to minimize psychological disorders by working to alleviate the conditions that cause child abuse and illiteracy in society?

• A) biomedical therapy
• B) Counterconditioning
• C) preventive mental health
• D) token economy

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Definitions:

Cognitive Approach

A psychological perspective that focuses on mental processes such as perception, memory, and problem-solving.

Affective Mechanisms

Psychological processes that are responsible for emotional responses and their expressions.

Unconscious Processes

Mental activities beyond conscious awareness, influencing perceptions, thoughts, and behaviors.

Heritability

A measure of how much of the variation in a trait in a population is due to genetic differences among individuals in that population.