HOW DO THEY DEFINE ABNORMALITY?
- 1. SUFFERING
- 2. MALADAPTIVENESS TO LIFE, OR SOCIETY (IN EXAMPLE OF CON GUY)
- 3. VIOLATIONS OF STANDARDS OF SOCIETY (MOTHER DROWNING HER CHILD, NOT A PARKING TICKET)
- 4. SOCIAL DISCOMFORT (SCHIZO GUY)
- 5. IRRATIONALITY AND UNPREDICTABILITY (WHETHER THE PERSON CAN CONTROL HIS OR HER OWN BEHAVIOR)
THESE ARE
SOCIAL JUDGEMENTS AND CAN VARY BY TIME & CULTURE