The widespread acceptance of the medical model of mental illness in modern times resulted in:?
a. ?accepting the enigmatic nature of mental illness
b. ?discouraging a search for psychological causes of mental illness
c. ?explaining mental illness in terms of a person's conflicts, frustrations, and emotional disturbances
d. ?analyzing how environmental factors impact psychological well-being
ANSWER:
b
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Descartes believed that voluntary behaviours or the ‘rational soul' was located at the pineal gland because…
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