Eli refuses to let his daughter marry Avi because Avi's brother suffers from depression. Eli believes that his daughter could be killed by Avi's brother. Eli believes which myth about mental illness?
a. Mental disorders are transmitted by touch.
b. We can easily identify people with mental disorders.
c. People with mental disorders cannot be cured.
d. People with mental disorders are dangerous.
Question 2
At one time, Abraham Lincoln, William James, news anchor Mike Wallace, and author J.K. Rowling each suffered from a mental disorder. Consequently, their examples contradict the myth that ____.
a. mentally disordered people must have had bad parents
b. mental illness makes a person useless
c. mentally disturbed people must have inherited their disorders
d. mentally disordered people only need to exercise willpower to recover
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