Is “Abnormal Psychology” Really all that Abnormal?
Society of Clinical Psychology
APRIL 14, 2017
Is “Abnormal Psychology” Really all that Abnormal – a blog post by Jonathan D. Schaefer, a doctoral student of Clinical Psychology at Duke University. An assumption held by many—including many mental health professionals—is that people who suffer from one or more mental disorders constitute a small, troubled minority. This assumption is reflected in both the way we talk about mental illness (e.g., “abnormal psychology”), and in the stigmatization of individuals who suffer from
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