As the process of ________ develops, we will be less likely to treat someone who has a mental health issue as having something they should just "deal with" alone. We will instead be more likely to think of the issue as having to do with a disease.

A) medicalization
B) acute care
C) hospitalization
D) the professionalization of doctors

Medicalization

The process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical conditions, and thus become subject to medical study, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment.

Mental Health Issue

Conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, or behavior, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.

Acute Care

Medical treatment for short-term but severe episodes of illness, injury, or other health conditions, typically in a hospital or emergency care setting.