What Is the Medicalization of Deviance? Give an Example of a Behavior

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Essay

What is the medicalization of deviance? Give an example of a behavior that people once understood in moral terms and now is understood in medical terms.What difference does it make if people use moral or medical terms to define deviant behavior?

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Definitions:

Bipolar Disorder

A mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

Manic Episodes

Periods of elevated and expansive mood.

Depression

A psychological condition marked by a constant feeling of sadness or a lack of enthusiasm in activities, which severely disrupts daily functioning.

Agreeableness

A personality trait characterized by warmth, kindness, and cooperativeness.