According to Jerome Wakefield, one essential component of the definition of a mental disorder is
a. an individual's subjective distress.
b. statistical rarity.
c. one distinguishing symptom.
d. tissue damage revealed by medical tests.
Question 2
While you and your friends are watching a movie, one of the characters says, That's an example of insanity in reference to another character. Because you are taking a course in abnormal psychology, everyone turns to you. What do you say about
insanity?
a. Insanity is a legal term that refers to judgments about whether a person should be held responsible for criminal behavior.
b. Insanity is a general term that refers to the presence of severe signs of mental deterioration.
c. In order to be insane, a person must show evidence of some biological cause of the symptoms.
d. The key to identifying insanity is the presence of delusions.
Skin signs are objective evidence of an illness or disorder. They can be seen, measured, or felt.
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