What is the view about the medical model stated by the authors of your text?
A) It is not currently a prominent model for understanding abnormal behavior.
B) It puts the study of abnormal behavior directly in the purview of the field of psychology.
C) It provides terms such as "symptom" and "disease" which will be emphasized in the text.
D) It is a major contemporary model, but psychological and sociocultural perspectives also warrant consideration.

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The authors of the text acknowledge that the medical model is a major contemporary model for understanding abnormal behavior, but they also stress the importance of considering psychological and sociocultural perspectives. The text emphasizes the use of terms such as "symptom" and "disease" in the context of the medical model.

What Is the View About the Medical Model Stated by the Authors