2012 Book Archive: Psychological Disorder: What Makes a Behavior "Abnormal"?

The first section of Chapter 12 of a textbook called Beginning Psychology. Discusses at length psychological disorders, the challenges in defining abnormal behavior, the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), and the impact of stigmatization on those suffering from mental illness. Includes several charts showing, for example, the prevalence rates of psychological disorders, and categories of based on the DSM.