Multiple Choice
The perspective of 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 the 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 exists,only individual responses to oddities.
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