Which statement regarding the causes of mental disorders is accurate?
a. Mental health disorders are caused by weakness in the individual.
b. In most disorders, environmental factors have little influence; heredity is the predominant cause.
c. Heredity has little influence on disorders such as schizophrenia and mental retardation.
d. Even though mental illnesses have biological causes, many people blame the person for the illness.
Question 2
Jason says, Mental illness is not based on voluntary, controllable behaviors.. Jason's remark ____.
a. contradicts the myth that people are responsible for their condition
b. supports the myth that mentally disturbed people can use willpower to recover
c. supports the myth that mental illness runs in families
d. contradicts the myth that mentally disturbed people can cure themselves
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