alleryStart learning →What does psychopathology study?
ACultural rules that govern public conduct
BPersonality traits within the normal range
CPsychological disorders and their causes
DPhysical illnesses that damage the brain
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Psychological disorders and their causes
1. Psychopathology is the study of psychological disorders, taking in their symptoms, their etiology and their treatment.
2. Etiology means the cause or causes of a disorder, so causation sits inside the definition rather than beside it.
3. Traits that fall within the normal range and rules of public conduct belong to other fields of psychology.
4. Physical illnesses that damage the brain are diseases of the body, so they are not what this term names.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 "Psychological Disorders", section 15.1 What Are Psychological Disorders?_
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