Author Question: Describe the categories of behavior that are excluded from categorization as mental illness in the ... (Read 56 times)

Pea0909berry · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Describe the categories of behavior that are excluded from categorization as mental illness in the DSM-5, and give an example of each.

Anyone took abnormal psych can help me with this?

Question 2

Explain why the duration of a person's symptoms are important.

Help needed on this one

Chocorrol77 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: (1) expected or culturally sanctioned response to a particular event (such as the death of a loved one); (2) deviant behaviors (such as the actions of political, religious, or sexual minorities); (3) conflicts that are between the individual and society (voluntary efforts to express individuality such as political protest or controversial art work)

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The duration of a person's symptoms is important because mental disorders are defined in terms of persistent maladaptive behaviors. Many unusual behaviors and inexplicable experiences are short lived; if we ignore them, they go away. Some forms of problematic behavior are not transient, and they eventually interfere with the person's social and occupational functioning.