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The ________ model of mental illness explains that disorders such as anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia are caused by chemical imbalances, genetic problems, brain damage or dysfunction, or some combination of those causes.

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Answer: Biological Model

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The biological model of mental illness suggests that mental illness can be as a result of biological issues related to how a person's brain is formed and functions which is as a result of of genetic makeup, physiology, and anatomy etc. The approach suggests that mental conditions such as anxiety and schizophrenia can be caused by genetic chemical imbalances and problems or dysfunction and understanding this approach has helped in the treatment of such cases without only analyzing them physically but structurally and biologically.

Also with this knowledge, it has helped with the way people view some individuals with this condition, ie people show more empathy towards them because they understand that their illness could be as a result of biological genetic disorder.

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