The Tendency to Define a Deviant Behavior as an Illness

question 57

Multiple Choice

The tendency to define a deviant behavior as an illness, for which treatment is best left to medical professionals, is referred to as ________ deviance.

• A) illness
• B) medical
• C) medicalization of
• D) pathology of

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Definitions:

Longitudinal Method

A developmental research method in which the same persons are observed repeatedly as they grow older; conceptually similar to a repeated measures design.

Developmental Change

The process of change or growth that occurs in organisms over time, often studied in psychology to understand how people evolve through different life stages.

Sequential Method

A research approach that combines elements of both qualitative and quantitative methods, applied in a specific sequence to enrich data collection and analysis.

Longitudinal

A duplicate key, focusing on studies or analyses conducted over an extended period to observe changes in the data or subjects being studied.