Defining Abnormal Behaviour on the Basis of Personal Distress or Suffering

question 181

Multiple Choice

Defining abnormal behaviour on the basis of personal distress or suffering is problematic for which reason?

• A)Distress and suffering is normal in modern society.
• B)Some disorders do not involve personal suffering.
• C)It ignores the suffering of family members of disturbed people.
• D)Only people with depression experience personal distress.

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Definitions:

Directed Thinking

Thinking aimed at a particular goal.

Analogical Representation

An idea that shares some of the actual characteristics of the object it represents.

Automaticity

The ability to do a task without paying attention to it.

Mental Rotation

The cognitive ability to mentally turn or rotate three-dimensional objects to interpret and predict their appearance at different angles.