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Write the main features of abnormal behaviour.

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Ans.     Most of the definitions of abnormal behaviour have certain common features often called the ‘four Ds’. They are following:

(i) Deviance: Psychological disorders are deviant (different, extreme, unusual, even bizarre).

(ii) Distress: It means unpleasant and upsetting to the person and to others.

(iii) Dysfunctional: It means interference with the person’s ability to carry out daily activities in a constructive way.

(iv) Dangerous: It means the behaviour is dangerous to the person or to others.