Abnormal_Psych

Abnormal Psych Before reading this chapter the term abnormal only reflected the one end of a spectrum ( Manic-depressant, etc.). Abnormal was defined by me as someone who “freaked” me out. Two real good examples of this would be Russell Crowe’s character in A Beautiful Mind, and the many characters in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. It was the extreme bottom that triggered the word abnormal to me. Webster’s dictionary defines abnormal as anything from the norm. Using this definition leaves a lot open for interpretation. This definition makes it appear that someone who is above the norm is than also considered as abnormal. But what is the norm' Theoretically, the average IQ for a person is roughly around 100. If someone was to have an IQ of 120 is that person then considered abnormal' Taking this one step farther, if that same person was placed in a school in which the average IQ abnormal, norm, someone, person, one, iq, definition, considered, change, above, subgroup, part, out, now, better, average, around, 120, worse, word, within, webster’s, version, using, two, trying, triggered, therapists, theoretically, themselves, term, taking, step, spectrum, seen, school