Lecture 15 Abnormality, Therapy and Social Issues • Mental health diagnoses are reserved for people with problems that seriously interfere with their lives and the lives of others around them. • On the surface it would appear that there is normal and abnormal behavior, and the distinction between normal and “weird” is clear to everyone. • But when we go deeper into the issue of normal vs. abnormal, we start to see that behavior must be interpreted in context. Normal is a matter of place and time as well as mental state and action. Defining Abnormal Behavior • Culture-specific disorders are found everywhere and in every area. • Demonic possession = been a common diagnosis for thousands of years. • Brain fag syndrome = a frequent complaint of West African students. • Running amok = episodes of indiscriminant violent behavior in young Southeast Asian men. • An American example: Multiple Personality Disorder •
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