Imagine that you are in a coffee shop. You wait patiently in line,
you order your drink, you pick up your drink and then you sit and sip it
quietly. Others around you do the same thing, and you are able to sit
peacefully and read a book or listen to music. In other words, it's a
pretty normal afternoon in the cafe. But, what if someone did not stick
to the script? What if a man cut in front of everyone in line? Or, what
if a woman suddenly starts yelling out nonsense words? Would you still
consider it a normal afternoon?
Psychology is the study of human thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
Abnormal psychology
is the study of abnormal thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Abnormal
thoughts, feelings and behaviors may or may not be part of a larger
mental illness, or psychopathology. But, psychologists who study
abnormal psychology usually work to treat people who have some type of
mental illness, even if it's just a temporary case of the blues.
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