Writers Now Routinely Use People-First Language When Describing People with Mental

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Multiple Choice

Writers now routinely use people-first language when describing people with mental illnesses. For example, schizophrenics are now described as people with schizophrenia, and drug addicts are described as people living with drug addiction. The use of people-first language MOST directly reflects the contemporary understanding that

• A) mental illness is complex and may be described on many levels
• B) people with mental illness are whole people, with both abilities and disabilities
• C) mental illness is best understood using the scientific method
• D) the brain is the structure most involved in mental illness

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