Joanna is experiencing severe anxiety. Her psychiatrist attributes her disorder to a chemical imbalance. Her psychiatrist is using the __________ model of abnormality
a) psychoanalytic
b) intrapersonal
c) biological
d) behavioral
ANS: C, The biological model proposes that psychological disorders have physiological causes.
Psychology
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Psychology