Two junior nursing students are discussing their beliefs about the root causes of mental illness
One nurse states that mental illness is caused by genetic and personality factors. Personal qualities that are cited as the cause of a behavior or action are known as which of the following?
A) Attribution factors
B) Assumption factors
C) Dispositional factors
D) Situational factors
Ans: C
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Dispositional factors are those that people attribute as inherent personal qualities that lead to an action: character, free will, genetic makeup. Dispositional factors are considered the elements within a person that account for or explain his or her actions or qualities.
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