Preventive Mental Health Attempts to Reduce the Likelihood of Psychological

question 97

Multiple Choice

Preventive mental health attempts to reduce the likelihood of psychological disorders by

• A) enabling more people to see professional psychotherapists.
• B) encouraging depressed people to take more personal responsibility for their own problems.
• C) establishing programs to wipe out poverty and other demoralizing social conditions.
• D) emphasizing the importance of using a biomedical approach to therapy.

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Definitions:

Slippery Slope

An argument or reasoning that suggests taking a particular small action will lead to a chain of related negative consequences.

Realistic Scenario

A scenario grounded in reality, plausible and possible under current conditions, used for planning or analysis.

Landau Commission

A specific commission, potentially referring to a historical or organizational body, tasked with investigating or addressing particular issues. (Without further context, its specific mandate or origin cannot be precisely defined).

Consequentialist

A philosophy which judges the rightness or wrongness of an action based on the outcomes or consequences it produces.