Author Question: According to labeling theory, a psychiatric diagnosis serves to a. identify etiological factors. ... (Read 24 times)

Brittanyd9008 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

According to labeling theory, a psychiatric diagnosis serves to

a. identify etiological factors.
b. eliminate bias due to social factors.
c. clarify the nature of a psychiatric disorder.
d. create a social role that perpetuates abnormal behavior.

Question 2

Labeling theory is a perspective on mental disorders that focuses on

a. interrater reliability in diagnosis.
b. identification of biological causes of mental disorders.
c. social factors that influence the assignment of a diagnosis.
d. validity of including certain symptoms in criteria for diagnosis.