Abnormal behavior
Abnormal Behavior
Abnormal behavior (pronounced: /æbˈnɔːrməl biˈheɪvjər/) refers to behavior that is deviant, maladaptive, or personally distressful.
Etymology
The term "abnormal" originates from the Latin word "abnormis" which means "away from the norm" or "deviating from the norm". The term "behavior" comes from the Old French "behaivor" which means "conduct, demeanor".
Definition
Abnormal behavior is a general term that encompasses many different types of mental and emotional distress. It can include everything from minor disturbances in thought or emotions, to severe mental illnesses such as Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder.
Related Terms
- Psychopathology: The scientific study of mental disorders, including efforts to understand their genetic, biological, psychological, and social causes.
- Mental Disorder: A mental or bodily condition marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, and emotions to seriously impair the normal psychological and often social functioning of the individual.
- Psychosis: A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.
- Neurosis: A class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations.
See Also
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Abnormal behavior
- Wikipedia's article - Abnormal behavior
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