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What's abnormal is difficult to define - lotta grey areas y'all
J R Strange - Abnormal Psychology - we act within limits in accordance
Factors to consider before deciding on abnormal behaviour :
- age
- culture
- person's adjustment
Strange (2) - copes with stress overcomes problems in a healthy way (everyone's got em) - normal
Barlow and Durand - behavioural, cognitive, emotional dysfunction and impairment in functioning
Violative behavior - unacceptable to society
Perception and interpretation is erroneous (wrong)
Eg. Hallucinations, delusion
Modern psychologists : behavior harmful to oneself or others
- dangerous, eccentric etc
Newer concepts > rapid progress in abnormal psychology
Also connected with psychiatry
People are reluctant to seek help
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