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mckennatimberlake

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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.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: a.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a.



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