Practicing Success
This feature of abnormality is 'unpleasant and upsetting to the person and to others'. Identify the feature referred to herein. |
dangerous dysfunctional deviant distressing |
distressing |
Although many definitions of abnormality have been used over the years, none has won universal acceptance. Still, most definitions have certain common features, often called the ‘four Ds’: deviance, distress, dysfunction and danger. That is, psychological disorders are deviant (different, extreme, unusual, even bizarre), distressing (unpleasant and upsetting to the person and to others), dysfunctional (interfering with the person’s ability to carry out daily activities in a constructive way), and possibly dangerous (to the person or to others). |