According to Jerome Wakefield,one Essential Component of the Definition of a Mental

question 49

Multiple Choice

According to Jerome Wakefield,one essential component of the definition of a mental disorder is

• A)statistical rarity.
• B)one distinguishing symptom.
• C)an individual's subjective distress.
• D)tissue damage revealed by medical tests.

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Definitions:

Categorical Conclusion

A statement resulting from a syllogistic argument, characteristic of being definitive and relating to categories or classes.

Argument

An explanation or collection of explanations offered to justify the correctness or incorrectness of a particular action or notion to persuade others.

Hypothetical

Based on or involving a hypothesis; not real but imagined for the purpose of discussion or further investigation.

Disjunctive

Relating to a logical disjunction, characterized by the use of "or" in presenting alternatives or options where at least one must be true.