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'Psychological illness' is a contradiction terms because illness is not part of the subject-matter of psychology. Consequently 'psychological illnesses' are inexplicable.

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What is the medical model in psychology?

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What are the causes of behavior?

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Eclecticism is a psychological approach that draws upon many theories to understand the person as a whole What does this statement suggest?

This statement suggests that eclecticism in psychology emphasizes the integration of various theories and perspectives in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of an individual's psychological experiences and behavior. It values the diversity and richness of different theoretical frameworks to offer a holistic view of a person's mental health and well-being.


What is the difference between disease disease?

Every disease is an illness but not every illness is a disease (A disease is not a virus, parasite, etc but an illness could be)


How many people have illness problem every day?

through out the world over 3,000 people have illness problems every day, and over 2,900 die from there illness every day. Plus to know, 2050 babbies are born each week.


What is a multifactorial model?

Multifactorial model is the belief that health and illness are a function of multiple factors involving biological, psychological, and cultural domains, and their interactions. It recognizes that there is no single, simple answer to the questions of why do some people catch every illness going around like the flu and some people go through all of winter with just the sniffles.


What is the difference between illness and disease?

The difference between disease and illness is that a disease is something that can consume your whole body and it is often things like cancer, ALS and many other things. An illness is short lived, often like a cold.


Illness when person has to keep every thing new?

this is NOT an illness, it is a compulsive disorder that can be controlled with the aid of a therapist


What is a person who thinks they have every illness?

Hypocondriac


What steps can you take to help children develop positive attitudes toward all people?

You can brainwash them, but they may be resentful when they realize that not every person deserves a positive attitude from them. They may only learn this after seeking psychological help from the mental illness that would result from such a brainwashing. Don't do it.


How often does someone die of a smoking-related illness?

About every eight seconds.


How often does someone die of a smoke-related illness?

Every six seconds


What are the illness that call center agents get if schedule change in every week?

Poor English.


What could cause your head to hurt and get worse when you move almost every night?

An injury or illness.