Question

Exaggerating the severity of mental disorders, often due to unconscious cultural biases, is called _____.

Answer 1

Exaggerating the severity of mental disorders, often due to unconscious cultural biases, is called overpathologizing.

The term pathologizing denotes characterizing someone as medically or psychologically abnormal.

Answer 2

Exaggerating the severity of mental disorders, often due to unconscious cultural biases, is called overpathologizing.