Defining abnormal behavior is not an easy task.

Defining abnormal behavior is not an easy task. Psychologists view abnormal behavior as existing on a spectrum from unusually healthy to extremely disturbed. Rather than fixed categories, both “abnormal” and “normal” behaviors exist along a continuum. The four criteria are: statistical infrequency, disability or dysfunction, personal distress, and violation of norms. Address the following: 1. …

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Linda Hodgdon

Linda Hodgdon Whenever Mom drops Tommy off at school in the morning, Tommy (a child with autism) cries uncontrollably. Mom takes him to the grade 2 classroom door and an Educational Assistant meets them. Mom and the assistant have a difficult time getting Tommy calmed and into the classroom. Everyone in the class and the …

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