The Predominant Definition of Mental Illness Centers On

question 2

Multiple Choice

The predominant definition of mental illness centers on:

• A)mental illness as the absence of mental health.
• B)mental illness as difficulty in social adaptation.
• C)mental illness as a disease.
• D)mental illness as behavior which is troubling to others.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A formerly neutral signal that, once it is linked with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately leads to eliciting a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Taste Aversion

Taste aversion is a learned response to eating spoiled or toxic food, leading to an aversion to that food in the future.

Classical Conditioning

An associative conditioning method where repeated linkage of two stimuli leads to a response initially caused by the second stimulus, eventually being caused by the first stimulus alone.