To Call Psychological Disorders "Sicknesses" Is Especially Likely to Encourage

question 591

Multiple Choice

To call psychological disorders "sicknesses" is especially likely to encourage research supporting the

• A) biopsychosocial approach.
• B) maladaptive approach.
• C) social-cognitive approach.
• D) medical model.

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Definitions:

Dog Concept

An understanding or cognitive representation of dogs, encompassing their attributes, behaviors, and roles in human society.

Displacement

The quality of language that permits one to communicate information about objects and events in another time and place.

Language Acquisition Device

A hypothetical module in the human brain posited by Noam Chomsky, suggesting that the ability to learn language is innate to humans.

Nativist Approach

A theory suggesting that certain skills or abilities are "native" or hard-wired into the brain at birth.