A neurotic person is someone who has learned to cope with the world in a certain way. They carry with them strategies as adults that were useful in dealing with their parents, or other significant people in their early years.
Define deviant. deviant synonyms, deviant pronunciation, deviant translation, English dictionary definition of deviant. adj. Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society. n. One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes...
1. pervert-a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. degenerate, deviant, deviate. fetishist-one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature). masochist-someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment.