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Detailed explanation-1: -25) Which one of these models of psychopathology would suggest that psychological disorders result from acquiring dysfunctional ways of thinking and acting? Medical model.

Detailed explanation-2: -The four main models to explain psychological abnormality are the biological, behavioural, cognitive, and psychodynamic models.

Detailed explanation-3: -The bio-psycho-social model of illness is a way of understanding disorder that assumes that disorder is caused by biological, psychological, and social factors (Figure 13.1, “The Bio-Psycho-Social Model”).

Detailed explanation-4: -The biomedical model posits that mental disorders are brain diseases and emphasizes pharmacological treatment to target presumed biological abnormalities. A biologically-focused approach to science, policy, and practice has dominated the American healthcare system for more than three decades.

Detailed explanation-5: -The biopsychosocial model is a general model positing that biological, psychological (which includes thoughts, emotions, and behaviors), and social (e.g., socioeconomical, socioenvironmental, and cultural) factors, all play a significant role in health and disease.