Question: According to the National Institute of Mental Health, the leading cause of disability in the United States is

Answer:

Question:

Answer: psychological approach.

Question: Which of the following statements is true of the biopsychosocial model?

Answer: The biopsychosocial model states that biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors are all equally significant ingredients in producing both normal and abnormal behavior.

Question: Abnormal behavior is

Answer: personally distressful over a long period of time.

Question: Drug companies commonly fund research that focuses on a(n) _____ model of psychological disorders.

Answer: disease

Question: When treating a client with a psychological disorder, a therapist makes the assumption that the person’s difficulties stem primarily from the context in which a person lives. This therapist most likely identifies with the _____ to psychological disorders.

Answer: sociocultural approach

Question: With respect to the three characteristics of abnormal behavior, when a behavior interferes with a person’s ability to function effectively in the world, it is considered

Answer: maladaptive

Question: What theoretical approach to psychological disorders would be most likely to consider a person’s gender and ethnicity when diagnosing a disorder?

Answer: sociocultural approach

Question:

Answer: sociocultural approach

Question: The _____ approach is evident in the medical model.

Answer: biological