During Your Professor's Lecture on the History of Mental Illness

question 239

Multiple Choice

During your professor's lecture on the history of mental illness, you learned that in the past there were disorders called drapetomania, nymphomania, and anarchia, which do not exist today. From this lecture, you have learned that what is often considered normal or abnormal depends on

• A)statistical deviations.
• B)cultural disapproval.
• C)the level of functioning.
• D)subjective discomfort.

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Definitions:

Unstructured Interviews

A qualitative research method involving open-ended, flexible conversations where the interviewer can adjust questions based on the respondent's answers.

Organizational Goals

The objectives or targets that an organization aims to achieve over a certain period.

Authoritarian

A leadership or government style characterized by strong central power and limited political freedoms.

Democratic

Pertaining to a form of government where power is vested in the hands of the people, either directly or through elected representatives.