A Psychologist Says, "Viewing Mental Disorders on a Continuum Will

question 13

Multiple Choice

A psychologist says, "Viewing mental disorders on a continuum will have unexpected consequences resulting in a change of what is deemed normal to pathological." This psychologist ____.

• A)is arguing for the abandonment of all assessment methods
• B)would tend to ignore the situational causes of mental disorders
• C)favors using a categorical system
• D)favors a behavioral classification scheme

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