who behave in abnormal ways, or indirectly, as when former mental patients anticipate rejection even thought they have not been hassled by anyone. In the coarse of socialization we all develop ideas how mental patients are viewed and treated. If we are not mental patients our selves, these become unimportant to us, applicable only to people on the margins of our lives.The world of abnormal psychology is as vast and expansefull as the human mind, because abnormal psychology comes from the mind and the abnormalities that it creates to cope with reality and life. The types and effects of this defense system for life can be very different. So when you say abnormal psychology it is a very broad term....
