Mental Health Workers Are Most Likely to Consider Socially Unusual

question 21

Multiple Choice

Mental health workers are most likely to consider socially unusual behavior as disordered if it is

• A) consciously motivated.
• B) difficult to change.
• C) biologically influenced.
• D) personally distressful.

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Definitions:

Psychogenic Needs

Psychological desires or requirements that motivate individuals to act in certain ways, often described in terms of satisfaction and emotional well-being.

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, often considered in psychology as patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior.

Henry Murray

An American psychologist who co-developed the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and advanced the theory of needs, emphasizing psychogenic needs in personality.

Trait Approach

A perspective in psychology that focuses on the identification and measurement of stable characteristics that differentiate individuals.