Abnormal Psychology Paper

Abnormal psychology has criteria for determining its factors. Some of them are very common, but have a line that separates what is really normal and what is not. Such as Unusualness; it is considered abnormal if you see or hear things that are not there to begin with, but in some cases it is the norm in certain societies. While most people experience anxiety before an interview, it is abnormal to continue to feel that way. The world has “norms” or standards, and one can step into social deviance. For this it is interesting to find that people who studied cannibals, it was seen as normal to them to do so; yet to outsiders it was not.

The other criteria for determining abnormality are faulty perceptions of reality, significant personal distress,