The Failure Analysis Approach to Understanding Mental Disorders Involves

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Multiple Choice

The failure analysis approach to understanding mental disorders involves

• A)evaluation of failures in treatments for mental illness in relation to its causes.
• B)examining breakdowns in adaptation to understand healthy functioning.
• C)a focus on early identification of people that have an increased susceptibility to develop mental disorders.
• D)a recognition that mental disorders can be adaptive and treatment should only be applied when behaviours become disruptive.

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