Last year Mr.Plimpton, the high school principal, was fired from his job because it became known that he had, at one time, been diagnosed as being depressed.This illustrates ____.
A)the lack of reliability in the labeling process
B)that people who are labeled change their own behavior
C)the negative effects of a medical model
D)that labels can cause people to treat individuals differently even when they are able to function normally

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This situation illustrates the negative effects of labeling, specifically that labels can cause people to treat individuals differently even when they are able to function normally. Mr. Plimpton was fired from his job despite being able to perform his duties as a principal, simply because he had been diagnosed with depression in the past. This demonstrates how labeling can result in discrimination and stigmatization, even when it is not warranted.

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