Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Speech Disorder, Dysthymia, Laxative

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Several possibilities of defining what is normal and what is abnormal: o o o o o o. The expectations of the culture in which a person currently lives. The expectations of the person"s culture of origin. We are likely to label behaviors as abnormal if they are intensely distressing to the individual. Most behaviors judged abnormal are dysfunctional either for the individual or for society. People are likely to be viewed as psychologically disturbed if they violate unstated norms, especially if the violations make others uncomfortable and cannot be attributed to environmental causes. Abnormal behavior: behavior that is personally distressful, personally dysfunctional, and/or so culturally deviant that other people judge it to be inappropriate or maladaptive. The belief that abnormal behavior is caused by supernatural forces goes back to the ancient. Chinese, egyptians, and hebrews, all of whom attributed deviance to the work of the devil.