Author Question: Beliefs and actions that are shared by religious, political, or sexual minority groups are not ... (Read 79 times)

PhilipSeeMore · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Beliefs and actions that are shared by religious, political, or sexual minority groups are not considered evidence of a mental disorder because such behaviors

a. are voluntary.
b. are rare and unusual.
c. can cause harm.
d. deviate from society's standards of proper behavior.

Question 2

What problem in defining abnormal behavior is evident in the case of Kevin Warner described in the text?

a. Some statistically rare forms of behavior are desirable.
b. Some mental disorders have symptoms that are not harmful.
c. A behavior is not dysfunctional unless it is statistically unusual.
d. Some people do not perceive their abnormal behavior as personally stressful.