Describe several examples of your own behavior and/or thoughts that others may view as abnormal.

Apply: Abnormal Psychology
Content Requirements
In this Apply Assignment, continue your analysis of the term Abnormal Psychology. You should have a good start, having already discussed some ideas with your fellow learners in this week’s discussions.

Now, take your understanding of the term one step further and make an application to your own life. Describe several examples of your own behavior and/or thoughts that others may view as abnormal. Provide examples that your own friends, family or acquaintances would consider to be abnormal. Include another section of your paper that indicates the behavior and/or thoughts of others that you personally view as abnormal. A final section in your paper should address why (or why not) these thoughts and behavior are not considered symptoms of mental illness requiring treatment.

As you prepare your paper, you may want to consider common behavior in Western culture that may appear abnormal to others if taken to the extreme. Also consider thoughts and/or behavior that appears abnormal from the perspective of other cultures. Examples might include: rituals or routines completed prior to a sporting event or performance, isolating to grieve a death or the end of a relationship, wearing a “lucky” article of clothing, fasting, completing a detox or cleanse, using hand sanitizer, believing in conspiracy theory or that the government is watching you, etc. Use these examples as a starting point to think of your own.