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Explaning buosmal Beho

IDeining and
Discuss he Charachr'sdics, eLplandiens.ahd
Classifitatiens_ abovmal behaviot.
To Undezstand psqcholoakal disoaolers. We hesd
hhat is_meat be cbieTmal be havin
Pihpeint
bnmal behavior is _hod edsq -to
define [GH4maha
Varies aoss ademit
Fmerg . 2007),The de4inten medral, and kgalins
descplihes andacrsss soCial
utims. For eemple, he federal Ceurts deline ihsas
a degal kam, hot a_psyhologkd
dem-as he
iuabilidg to appreciate Hhe vature and qualidy orj
n e s aks. defines abnozmal "beha
hontuhess
Wor i me dical tems: a m putal illeuecs hat aerts o
smaniYested in a Peaseu's boain andau eflecat
he way a Pezsen Hinks, behaves and irdeatds ar
Peepe betweeh what is
in mind hat le eue
keeping
normal and What is abuorinal s uot alungs clear-

Ct we (ah se Hore Critezia to help dis dnguish

hozmal behavio. Jbhosnal behavios is behauior
hat is devant, mala daptivo, os
personalley olistoess
-fulevey a leng peaed f fime.rk ensç/ e thee
Crderie listeal heeadsbe m Ar é bekauer to be
Clasoitrd as absandbd hve er al-ee rae

Tresert.
hovnerynal ahavis Behavics Ha is ok viaud maladopl
or_perseraktg distresufl Gves a Jog pesicd dime.
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. htoeka sep2oaches to rhologtal Disoooloas

4hat (auses Prople o develep apsgrhological
disovder.
is
at do behau in deviand, maladaptivë. and po-sernaley
disstess Au wags Ttotticaf Theori'sls hae suggests Uas'sus
oppoe ache 5 do JaRirg al is qjuestion.
T h e biological spptath: Zho biologcal approach to
Psyologital oksovders atrbute em to Doganit ihtenal
s

Causes. erdists Who take a biclogical approach to scholo

Caus05
calcal di sodes psinaie fscas eh he bralin genelc
avd ueusofransmittes uncdienig tactos
as_cdhe souces_ef a
abno zmalta. zhe biologicl yposath frepurkily
ierapyo hreal abnoanel behavios. _vses ds
The biological approadis evideud in he Medical Model.
Which des&ribos Psychlogical
disorade os as nedical dtsea ses
Wi a bioloziclOsai Frem he posspeckive he medical
modol abheimalidies dre alled nerlal illmess. Hhe
3ls a/ted are Pabiels,and hey are doeaked fudividua
3io by_deBors.
log:cal views e Psechological ctsovokrs fall into Aee
main Calegories.
shruckural vieis bnovhalihes in the baran sStautee
ause Psqhological disordos
s)Biocheural views Zmbalavce in neurotoansmitters or
hormenes auso p5eychologial discoatrs.
hehatic views Disordered gehes Cause psqaological
diso odes

The syholoical Appvsath The psecho dymamic

Sotial Cogifive toail , aud humansde_perspectives G porsnaltg
These RTspective9 Serve as a foundalien o derstandig Hhe
Psrhodogical tarlersinoled u psqrholozial diseokrS
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PErspeckiue
haynaeic frsperhives: Psyhodynamie n onstieu
aise frem bustie
Stoess h a psgcho loglcal di soookus
iu maledepfive
vws1ll
CeRs biat prsdece aiely and rrspertva, ea chld
a i e o n te pgdo dyiroic Sexual contlicds ave le
expoites and espessed
Kig akcomal bobau'co.
e undsstandiy atlese
Recall ha ylese
eas hen remFrud 's sgdonalylie Htorg b
tat
e (Pten porany Propenerts ehis
Geme
S
apprsar place
less Pmphasis Cn htengieus laveugh! avd SeXudlity

Bhouioveral and sorial gyoidve Prospectives 7hr behavia

al pea spechive, descoibd ieuses 6u he vewards anod
Pcunishmads tu Me gnviseuaed hatdtegmäne _aburnal
behavios. This might involve ecaniuiig hew He persen's
abuormal behavior 's esasokd by his' or her Secitul
eu ned, Social C0gaidive Mecr accepds deat
envieun ental ecpezientes aze impo van deermi nants

ePydolegitaldisovders bud en phasiaes hat Social

builive arkos also are ivolued Zu i s aay, Chsevua
4enal leavng, excpetaneies, s9-eicacys-Cenkool
beltel's abeul tne sel and he world. cand mar Gher
Coquifiva processes ae Key aspects o_psgcholegictal
disorders
3 Tai Perspecdives7h five-dactor medl Wd JUmma
ies e bvoad dimens.eus ef
Prsenalita chavdrderistic
ve Uoot iCisim, ettoayers, Cpenness fo Pperithceaqoeeab!
-ehess and Ctnstiediousne&s) has been Used as a means y_
assessl ohologieal disorders, especially Persenaltq
diser ders 7ail pspetives ie w abnoTmal behavid
and Chabacfedristics as varíakien s n dhe uoTmal
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Rseakie Chasadeaistics seen in heallhg_Papulakias

4 , Humanistic prspeckives?-These pczspe cérves
emphasiae posiive personal qualikies, capacitg.
or qoeoth, andreed.em to clusse Ges wn
des ina pseological i aisrders RPLecks an
iudeiLHe to Gur'sPotetials lkelog azsing
Hrem he. perspecfve the irdt vidual mateel alienatel
ogm his Or her igenuine goals and values o7 may
ind itle jo even in dhe midst a sucress ful e
The humauisticperspeckive ocuses less Bt deaghostic
labls and moe e hhe humantg e_each ndividu
a l iu his or ur ape contek,_
These psgchological aPpzoades have played a Sarye
ole inhe develepmrnd oy L do tae pschological
disrdas.

The SOciOCulkua! ppanach Although e

Psocologial appreach mainly aribtes Psechological
Posb Sems to onlonscious outliths> hegakive_Coqhiticus
lew sell-Levtepd, aud other tattoas Akin he individual
Prepenends e/ his apprsath ueverkholess give envidohment
al epeiELaCes a asle in realing Pschological dlisvvokzs.
The Sociocultural approach henever places_more emphas
s he lnger Social Cenlerhs i4 hich a person ves
Incadig he individ ual's_raoiage _or amil, neighsako
Socioeeoneonit stalus. e-lhictty gmder, and Culture -as
o he eHher OpPr0arhes.