One day your mother says that an aunt of yours is "abnormal," but your father insists that she is not. Your parents ask your opinion, because they know that you are taking a psychology course
Describe for them the seven criteria that might be used to label behavior as abnormal, mentioning some of the problems associated with making a decision concerning abnormality.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Criteria include: distress or disability; maladaptiveness; irrationality; unpredictability; unconventionality and statistical rarity; observer discomfort; and violation of moral and ideal standards. Problems include the difficulty of being objective; not being able to define abnormal with just one of the indicators; the judgment involved in calling someone abnormal; disagreement on the definition; and the tendency for professionals to see everything a person does as abnormal when he/she has been labeled that way.
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