Abnormal psychology is a branch of psychology which studies unusual patterns or abnormalities in people and attempts to diagnose a cause and cure for the symptoms. The first abnormal disorder I thought of was OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The generation of today, the term OCD is laughed off about people who are super organized and like to have things a certain way. I myself have been the butt of many of these jokes, and have also ascertained a few. But I know I am not seriously suffering from this abnormality, nor do I know anyone who is.
OCD is not only directed at being hyper organized, but is more of a disease which causes a person to obsess over certain ideas, such as: sex, aggression, or religion as the book states. People with this disorder do view themselves as crazy and have an innate sense something is wrong with them. If their obsessive thoughts do not give them away, their repetitive behaviors will. They possess compulsions or repetitive acts which allow them to relieve stress. This is where the organization comes in. People come into routines such as cleaning, which they feel the need to perform routinely, whether it be every day at a certain time or every hour. To be diagnosed with OCD, a person must spend at least an hour a day immersed in obessesions, compulsions, or both.
From the text, the disorder is an abnormality but it is becoming increasingly acceptable. Because multiple celebrities have spoken publicly about their disorder, the social norm is changing and it is becoming less of a monumental movement or status.
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