For the psychologist, abnormal behavior can be thought of as expressing distress of some kind that obstructs one’s ability to function. Because this is such a broad definition, it’s best to think of the range of behaviors from normal to abnormal as

A. Lying along a continuum
B. Entirely dependent on diagnostic assumptions
C. Statistical variations
D. observable patterns

1 answer

A. Lying along a continuum

This answer reflects the idea that behavior can range from normal to abnormal along a spectrum, rather than being strictly categorized into distinct categories.