The Functionalist Theory on Mental Illness Suggests That

Multiple Choice

The functionalist theory on mental illness suggests that

A) mentally ill people aren't necessarily "sick," but are the victims of societal response to their behavior.
B) people with the fewest resources are most likely to be mentally ill.
C) identifying behaviors as mental illness serves as a means of reinforcing conformity to societal norms and values.
D) mental illness does not exist, only individual responses to oddities exist.