infrequency

a criterion of abnormality stating that a behavior is abnormal if it occurs infrequently among the members of  population

statistical and cultural deviance

emotional distress

dysfunction

compares behavior in cultural norms

behavior is abnormal if it violates the rules or accepted standards of society

walking in class nude or engage in sexual relations with children

(jon talks to himself and people think it's wierd)

terms such as gifted and mentally retarded 

(john checks the lock 12 times before leaving, and no one else in the neighborhood does this)

depression 

people are really good at things 

like basketball players or albert einstein

doesn't mean they have a psyc disorder though

not all disorders make people unhappy

some people are distressed but that doesn't mean they have a psyc disorder

a breakdown in normal functioning

abnormal behaviors that prevent one from adapting to situations

can't eat properly

clean themselves

hold a job

(checking door 12 times before leaving causing him to be late to a job and then losing the job because of it) 

abnormal and normal are not fixed categories 

to a certain degree everyone acts normal and abnormal

insane is you don't understand what you're doing is wrong

psyc problems just mean that although you know it's wrong you do it anyways

1) may make it difficult to recognize normal behavior when it occurs

2) may increase the liklihood that someone will act abnormal

nuerotransmitter imbalances

structural problems

genetic contributions

widespread

will apply in lots of situations

ted believes the best approach to psyco problems is medical help

he believes in