The mental health or mental illness of a particular client can best be assessed by considering
a. the degree of conformity of the individual to society's norms.
b. the degree to which an individual is logical and rational.
c. placement on a continuum from healthy to psychotic.
d. the rate of intellectual and emotional growth.
Ans: c. placement on a continuum from healthy to psychotic.
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