Gordon Had Trouble Sitting Still and Focusing in His School

question 11

Multiple Choice

Gordon had trouble sitting still and focusing in his school classroom but rather than considering cognitive and behavioural strategies,the school told his parents he should be taken to a doctor and put on medication for attention deficit disorder.This is an example of

• A)alternative health care.
• B)self-fulfilling prophecy.
• C)medicalization.
• D)iatrogenesis.

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