Which of the following approaches to defining abnormality is INCORRECTLY paired with one of that approach’s serious drawbacks?

a. Statistical deviancy fails to account for the fact that something can be rare but not harmful.
b. Impairment fails to account for the fact that some mental illnesses are not associated with impairment in functioning.
c. Psychological distress fails to account for the subjectivity of quantifying distress.
d. Cultural deviancy fails to account for how the norms of cultures vary.


d. Cultural deviancy fails to account for how the norms of cultures vary.

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a. paraphrase. b. reflection of feeling. c. reflection of content. d. summarization.

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Grief in the elderly:

A) ?may be more prolonged than with younger people. B) is easier because the elderly have suffered loss before.? C) is much the same as with small children.? D) may be easier due to the fewer peers with whom they have to deal.

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Informed consent generally implies that the person:

A. does not have the capacity to consent. B. has verbally given consent. C. has been persuaded or coerced to sign the consent form. D. has the capacity to consent and has freely, without undue influence, expressed consent.

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Transactional analysis has a complex jargon. The system of feelings that accompany a pattern of behaviors for an individual is called _______________.

a. a game b. an ego state c. a script d. a stroke

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