Thomas Szasz has argued that it is wrong to diagnose people as having psychological disorders. Rather, he suggests that people have problems in living. He presents several arguments about why this is a better approach to take. Which of the following is not an argument presented by Szasz?
A. Labels are useless because it is more likely that a person will receive an incorrect diagnosis than it is that they will receive a correct diagnosis.
B. Labeling a person as "sick" puts that person in an inferior position.
C. Once you label people, they take on the role of "patient" and stop trying to help themselves because they are expected to follow orders and wait for a cure.
D. It becomes easy to give up on a person who has a diagnosis with a poor prognosis.
Answer: A
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