Author Question: The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not culturally expected is insufficient to ... (Read 69 times)

acc299 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not culturally expected is insufficient to define abnormality because

a. behavior that occurs infrequently is considered abnormal in every culture.
b. the atypical behavior must also cause harm or impairment to be considered abnormal.
c. behaviors vary very little from one individual to another within each culture.
d. many people behave in ways that deviate from the average, but this doesn't mean that they have a disorder.

Question 2

Regarding the definition of abnormality, it is correct to state that

a. it is difficult to define normal and abnormal..
b. abnormality depends solely on subjective distress.
c. the definition is universal across cultures.
d. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual has a psychological disorder or a psychological dysfunction.