According to Robert Agnew, What Is a Causal Factor Leading

question 18

Multiple Choice

According to Robert Agnew, what is a causal factor leading to mental illness?

• A) an individual raised in one cultural failing to adapt to a new culture
• B) the stress caused by blocked opportunities to reach generally accepted goals
• C) society seeking to control those that lack money and power
• D) unrealistic expectations that individuals conform perfectly to group norms

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Definitions:

Moral Realism

The philosophical position that ethical statements are objectively true or false and that moral facts exist independently of our perception of them.

Heritability

The degree to which the variations in a trait from one person to another can be attributed to genetic factors.

Hypersensitivity

An exaggerated or inappropriate response by the immune system to a substance that is normally harmless.

Transitivity

The ability in logic and mathematics to understand that if a relationship exists between A and B, and B and C, then that relationship exists between A and C.