Medicalization

Multiple Choice

Medicalization:

A) is reflected in the physical and mental health practices of the population, which are now guided by the advice of medical "experts"
B) occurs when states regulate the credentials of individuals who provide therapy and other treatments for mental illness
C) is the process through which a behavior or set of behaviors or perceptions becomes defined as a disease
D) refers to the societal shift in the perceived locus of psychiatric symptoms from spiritual sources (e.g., demons) to biological entities (e.g., neurotransmitters)
E) both a and b