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Perception of Mental Disorders and Abnormal Behavior

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What are some other ways of looking at mental disorders other than disease? Are all abnormal behaviors based upon disease?

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This solution discusses the various ways of looking at mental disorders and abnormal behavior.

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First and foremost, it is worth establishing what constitutes a disease. The scientific criterion for disease is that it is a derangement in the structure or function of cells, tissues and organs. Consequently, mental illness doe not fit that criterion, as it can not be detected by simply performing a physical procedure that involves the examination of the structure or function of cells, tissues and organs. Instead mental ...

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