Describe the contrasting effects that stemmed from following pathology perspective when it was most prevalent?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Professionals were able to successfully develop diagnoses, measurements, and effective treatments for a wide variety psychological disorders. On the other hand, this led to increased pathologizing of non-dominant groups due to a lack of cultural context, since most of the developments were tailored to the dominant groups.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Positive Psychology Seeks a Balanced, More Complete View of Human Functioning
Difficulty Level: Hard
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