What are the differences of psychological disorder to normal behavior?

Answer 1

they vary from culture to culture :Apex

Answer 2

Psychological disorders involve persistent patterns of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that cause significant distress or impairment in functioning, whereas normal behavior refers to typical patterns of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that are in line with social and cultural norms. Psychological disorders may disrupt daily life, while normal behavior generally allows individuals to function effectively in their environment. Additionally, psychological disorders often require professional intervention for diagnosis and treatment, while normal behavior does not.

Answer 3

A behavior is considered abnormal when it is:

Maladaptive: Hurtful or disrupting the individuals life. Such as people with social anxiety, who cannot communicate with others.

Irrational: To the average population this characteristic doesn't make sense. Such as being depressed for long period of time for no apprant reasons.

Disturbing: To others. Such as excessive sexual expression in public.

Unusual: Not shared by the general population - varies by culture. For instance, in America being "possessed" is unusual, whereas in some Asian cultures it may be more common.

Answer 4

normal and abnormal differ in degree and not in kind. a behavior can be considered normal in one situation and abnormal in another. for ex. if a person has the habit of checking twice, whether he has locked the door properly, his behavior will be considered normal, but if he repeats this activity again and again, then his same behavior will be considered as abnormal. this is an example of obsessive compulsive disorder. another ex. if someone has a fear from water, this can be considered as normal, but if someone has such an intense fear of water that he starts crying even at the sight of water, then this will be considered as abnormal. this is an example of hydrophobia. thus any behavior which becomes intense with time without any rational reason may lead to mental disorder

Answer 5

The difference between the two is quite simple really. An abnormality is something that is not normal (normality). For example an abnormality in health could be a heart abnormality. Meaning that the heart has some issues that are not normal. Another example could be a facial abnormality e.g. a birth mark on the face. That would be an abnormality because it is uncommon and unusual. For more information look each word up on wikipedia.

Answer 6

May vary from culture to culture -Apex

Answer 7

Varys person to person -apex