SOC OF MEDICINE FINAL3 WGU
Academic Success Hub: OA Preparation, PA
Writing Strategies, Competency-Based
Learning Support & Advanced Study
Framework
Description
The WGU Academic Success Hub is a
comprehensive and strategically designed
study resource created specifically for
students at Western Governors University
(WGU) who want to improve academic
performance, strengthen competency
mastery, and approach assessments with
greater confidence and efficiency. Built
around WGU’s unique competency-based
education model, this guide focuses on
helping students understand exactly how to
prepare for both Objective Assessments (OA)
,and Performance Assessments (PA) while
developing stronger study habits, analytical
thinking skills, and long-term academic
strategies.
Unlike traditional study guides that focus
only on memorization or generic review
content, this resource is designed to help
students actively engage with material, apply
concepts in assessment-based scenarios, and
develop a more organized and effective
approach to learning. It combines practice-
based revision, competency-focused learning
techniques, structured study methods, and
detailed guidance to create a complete
academic support system that can be applied
across multiple WGU courses and programs.
This guide is especially valuable for students
navigating WGU’s self-paced learning
environment, where success depends heavily
, on organization, consistency, critical
thinking, and the ability to demonstrate
understanding effectively.
The medical model of mental illness assumes all of the following EXCEPT that:
1. objectively measurable conditions define mental illness
2. mental illness stems largely or solely from something within individual psychology or biology
3. mental illness is influenced by social factors
4. mental illness will worsen if left untreated
5. treatment of mental illness is rarely harmful to the patient - ANSWER 3. mental illness is
influenced by social factors
The sociological model of mental illness assumes that - ANSWER behavior becomes labeled
as mental illness when powerful persons consider it both unacceptable and incomprehensible
The findings of the Rosenhan study: - ANSWER Virtually any behavior can be seen as a
symptom of mental illness in a mental hospital
The history of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) suggests that - ANSWER our
system of psychiatric diagnoses has resulted in part from a series of political fights
How did pre-modern societies typically cope with an individual who would be considered
mentally ill by today's standards?" - ANSWER The person would live on the family farm and
tend to the animals
Academic Success Hub: OA Preparation, PA
Writing Strategies, Competency-Based
Learning Support & Advanced Study
Framework
Description
The WGU Academic Success Hub is a
comprehensive and strategically designed
study resource created specifically for
students at Western Governors University
(WGU) who want to improve academic
performance, strengthen competency
mastery, and approach assessments with
greater confidence and efficiency. Built
around WGU’s unique competency-based
education model, this guide focuses on
helping students understand exactly how to
prepare for both Objective Assessments (OA)
,and Performance Assessments (PA) while
developing stronger study habits, analytical
thinking skills, and long-term academic
strategies.
Unlike traditional study guides that focus
only on memorization or generic review
content, this resource is designed to help
students actively engage with material, apply
concepts in assessment-based scenarios, and
develop a more organized and effective
approach to learning. It combines practice-
based revision, competency-focused learning
techniques, structured study methods, and
detailed guidance to create a complete
academic support system that can be applied
across multiple WGU courses and programs.
This guide is especially valuable for students
navigating WGU’s self-paced learning
environment, where success depends heavily
, on organization, consistency, critical
thinking, and the ability to demonstrate
understanding effectively.
The medical model of mental illness assumes all of the following EXCEPT that:
1. objectively measurable conditions define mental illness
2. mental illness stems largely or solely from something within individual psychology or biology
3. mental illness is influenced by social factors
4. mental illness will worsen if left untreated
5. treatment of mental illness is rarely harmful to the patient - ANSWER 3. mental illness is
influenced by social factors
The sociological model of mental illness assumes that - ANSWER behavior becomes labeled
as mental illness when powerful persons consider it both unacceptable and incomprehensible
The findings of the Rosenhan study: - ANSWER Virtually any behavior can be seen as a
symptom of mental illness in a mental hospital
The history of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) suggests that - ANSWER our
system of psychiatric diagnoses has resulted in part from a series of political fights
How did pre-modern societies typically cope with an individual who would be considered
mentally ill by today's standards?" - ANSWER The person would live on the family farm and
tend to the animals
