Understanding the Causes of Mental Disorders Is Important Because ________

question 32

Multiple Choice

Understanding the causes of mental disorders is important because ________

• A) effective treatment is not possible without such an understanding.
• B) classification of disorders cannot be done without such information.
• C) such knowledge might make both the prevention and cure of mental disorders possible.
• D) disagreements about the causes of psychopathology have long limited the advancements made in the study of abnormal psychology.

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Definitions:

Group Deviate

A team member who holds an opinion different from the rest of the group; group members may spend considerable talk time trying to change this person’s opinion.

Consensus

Group agreement that occurs when all group members support and are committed to a collective decision.

Disagrees

To have or express a different opinion.

Team Dynamics

The behavioral relationships and interactions among members of a team that influence how they work together.