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Normality is a behavior that can be normal for an individual (intrapersonal normality) when it is consistent with the most common behavior for that person. Normal is also used to describe individual behavior that conforms to the most common behavior in society (known as conformity). However, normal behavior is often only recognized in contrast ...
Abnormality (or dysfunctional behavior) is a behavioral characteristic assigned to those with conditions that are regarded as rare or dysfunctional. [1][2] Behavior is considered to be abnormal when it is atypical or out of the ordinary, consists of undesirable behavior, and results in impairment in the individual's functioning. [3] As applied ...
Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior, emotion, and thought, which could possibly be understood as a mental disorder. Although many behaviors could be considered as abnormal, this branch of psychology typically deals with behavior in a clinical context. [1][2]: 1–4 There is a long history of ...
Stress/anxiety; behaviours associated with being exposed to a stressor (e.g. loss of appetite, social withdrawal). [35] Stone chewing; chewing stones or rocks without swallowing them. [36] Tail biting; biting or chewing the tail of another animal. [37] Tail chasing; an animal chasing its own tail in circles.
Personality disorders (PD) are a class of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture. [1] These patterns develop early, are inflexible, and are associated with significant distress or ...
Animal psychopathology. Animal psychopathology is the study of mental or behavioral disorders in non-human animals. Historically, there has been an anthropocentric tendency to emphasize the study of animal psychopathologies as models for human mental illnesses. [1] But animal psychopathologies can, from an evolutionary point of view, be more ...
e. Models of abnormality are general hypotheses as to the nature of psychological abnormalities. The four main models to explain psychological abnormality are the biological, behavioural, cognitive, and psychodynamic models. They all attempt to explain the causes and treatments for all psychological illnesses, and all from a different approach.
Abnormal behavior of birds in captivity has been found to occur among both domesticated and wild birds. [1] Abnormal behavior can be defined in several ways. Statistically, 'abnormal' is when the occurrence, frequency or intensity of a behaviour varies statistically significantly , either more or less, from the normal value. [ 2 ]