the medical model
If research indicated that phobias result from a chemical imbalance in the central nervous system, this would most clearly give added credibility to
deviant
Ongoing patterns of behavior that are different from those of most other people in your culture are best characterized as
the medical model
To call psychological disorders "sicknesses" is especially likely to encourage research supporting the
personally stressful
Psychiatrists and psychologists are most likely to consider socially unusual behavior as disordered if it is
the interactive influences of nature and nurture on substance abuse.
A biopsychosocial approach to substance abuse would be most likely to emphasize
diagnostic labels
The ability of mental health professionals to quickly communicate the characteristics of their patients' complex symptoms is most clearly facilitated by the use of
self- fulfilling prophecies
When children are told that certain classmates are learning disabled, they may behave in ways that inhibit the success of these students in the classroom. This best illustrates the dangers of
biased power of diagnosti labels
After Anika learned that her history teacher had suffered an anxiety disorder, she concluded that the teacher's tendency to talk loudly was simply a way of disguising feelings of personal insecurity. This best illustrates the
personally dysfunctonal
Psychiatrists and psychologists would be likely to identify agoraphobia as a psychological disorder because it is
deviant, distressful and dysfunctional
Psychiatrists and psychologists label behavior as disordered when it is
social circumstances & psychological factors
The medical model of psychologically disordered behavior is most likely to be criticized for neglecting the importance of