Abnormal Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

I agree here that it is tricky to narrow down what’s considered abnormal psychology and that the word “abnormal” has a negative connotation. This is reminiscent of early, more barbaric, forms of mental health “treatment”. It seems like feeling bouts of depressed or anxiety mood is somewhat common for most people but the line tends to be when the person is having difficulty functioning in key areas of life, such as at work, school, relationships, and emotions. Do folks feels that “functional impairment” should be included in our class definition of abnormal psychology?

What else should be included in our definition? Is it easier to think of factors for our definition for abnormal psychology than it is to define what’s considered normal behavior? Why or why not?

There is no one definition for normal or abnormal behavior. It all seems to depend on the situation and variables at play. That said, there are parameters for what’s expected. Themes like safety come to mind and how at times people are not able to keep self or others safe. This might only be a temporary situation and hence defined as “abnormal” for the duration in which the individual is a safety risk. Abnormal, in other words, is not permanent or lasting but rather a state. How about some of the others themes to add to our cumulative definition?

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