Which person is most vulnerable to the development of psychiatric illness based on sociocultural factors?
a. A 16-year-old who has a parent with bipolar disorder
b. A 55-year-old who has retired with full pay from a job as a high school teacher
c. A 24-year-old who was raised by a grandparent after both parents died in a plane crash
d. A 67-year-old from a minority group who is poor and has no social support system
D
Being a minority, living in poverty, being elderly, and having no social support are sociocultural risk factors.
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True False