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ETearle

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The sociological model of mental illness assumes that
 
  a. psychiatrists label any behavior that breaks social norms as mental illness.
  b. anyone who breaks social norms is equally likely to be labeled mentally ill.
  c. behavior becomes labeled as mental illness when powerful persons consider it both unacceptable and incomprehensible.
  d. treatment for mental illness may not help, but it cannot hurt.
  e. sociologists can treat mental illness better than psychologists can.

Question 2

The medical model of mental illness assumes that
 
  a. objectively measurable conditions define mental illness.
  b. mental illness stems largely or solely from something within individual psychology or biology.
  c. treatment sometimes can pose serious risks.
  d. all of the above
  e. a and b only



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
e



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