Modified labeling theory emphasizes the importance of mental patients' _____________________ in shaping the outcomes of the labeling process.

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Modified labeling theory emphasizes that mental illness is stigmatized in society and that this stigma affects how individuals with mental illness are labeled and treated. Therefore, recognition of this societal stigmatization is important in shaping the outcomes of the labeling process. Class backgrounds, gender-role attitudes, intellectual abilities, and specific DSM diagnoses are not emphasized as significantly in modified labeling theory.

Modified Labeling Theory Emphasizes the Importance of Mental Patients' _____________________