Wakefield's (1992)concept of "Harmful Dysfunction" ______

question 62

Multiple Choice

Wakefield's (1992) concept of "harmful dysfunction" ______.

• A) provides criteria for differentiating normal from abnormal behavior
• B) requires all mental disorders to have an underlying biological cause
• C) asserts that genetic and biological factors play a greater role in psychopathology than social-cultural factors
• D) assumes that a biological or medical cause of a person's psychopathology has been ruled out before a psychiatric diagnosis is assigned

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service supplied is equal to the quantity demanded.

Surplus

An excess amount of something, especially in the context of production and supply exceeding demand in economics, leading to a situation where the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded.

Nonprice Rationing

Methods of allocating goods and services without adjusting prices, often used in times of shortages, such as queuing or allocating based on need.

Queuing

The process or system by which people or items are arranged in a line awaiting their turn to be attended to or processed.