You are attending a presentation by a psychologist who focuses on the evaluation and diagnoses of mental illnesses "People suffer from psychological problems when they are socially or emotionally immature, or when the stress of life becomes overwhelming to them." Clearly this psychologist is a believer in the ________ model.
a) existential
b) humanistic
c) Gestalt
d) personological
ANS: B, As your textbook notes, the humanistic perspective uses these foundational points to explain the origins of mental disorders.
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