The "Something Is Broken and Needs to Be Fixed" View

Multiple Choice

The "something is broken and needs to be fixed" view of psychopathology is problematic for a number of reasons:

A) Rather than reflecting a dysfunction,psychopathology might just represent a more extreme form of normal behaviour
B) By implying that psychopathology is caused by a normal process that is broken,imperfect or dysfunctional,the medical model may have an important influence on how we view people suffering from mental health problems)
C) It can be stigmatising to be labelled as someone who is biological or psychologically imperfect
D) All of the above