What do you think about the following individual's behaviors? Would you describe their behavior as normal or abnormal? Jenna cleans her house at least twice a day. George gets nervous when he has to take a test the next day. He is unable to sleep the night before and is usually tired the next day when he takes the test. Melody washes her hands every fifteen minutes. She is unable to get her work done because she is getting up from her desk to wash her hands. Angela hears voices that tell her to “prepare her home for visitors from outer space.” Sally, a 7 year-old, sleeps in the same bed as her mother every night. How did you determine whether the individuals below are normal or abnormal? Would you diagnose any of them with a psychological illness? Why or why not. Further, how do you define abnormal behavior?
What do you think about the following individual's behaviors? Would you describe their behavior as normal or abnormal? Jenna cleans her house at least twice a day. George gets nervous when he has to take a test the next day. He is unable to sleep the night before and is usually tired the next day when he takes the test. Melody washes her hands every fifteen minutes. She is unable to get her work done because she is getting up from her desk to wash her hands. Angela hears voices that tell her to “prepare her home for visitors from outer space.” Sally, a 7 year-old, sleeps in the same bed as her mother every night. How did you determine whether the individuals below are normal or abnormal? Would you diagnose any of them with a psychological illness? Why or why not. Further, how do you define abnormal behavior?
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What do you think about the following individual's behaviors? Would you describe their behavior as normal or abnormal?
- Jenna cleans her house at least twice a day.
- George gets nervous when he has to take a test the next day. He is unable to sleep the night before and is usually tired the next day when he takes the test.
- Melody washes her hands every fifteen minutes. She is unable to get her work done because she is getting up from her desk to wash her hands.
- Angela hears voices that tell her to “prepare her home for visitors from outer space.”
- Sally, a 7 year-old, sleeps in the same bed as her mother every night.
How did you determine whether the individuals below are normal or abnormal? Would you diagnose any of them with a psychological illness? Why or why not. Further, how do you define abnormal behavior?
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