... to normal practices. Therefore this method assumes that if a person is abnormal they will behave in a way not considered normal by other people in that society. This approach is therefore limited by varying cultures as what is considered as normal behaviour in one area could be considered to deviate from the norms elsewhere. This is a rather significant problem in that in the modern multi-cultural societies someone may consider what they are doing is totally acceptable but those around them may. This makes it incredibly difficult for a diagnosis to take place totally accurately under this method. This problem was evident in the case of a number of African men who were often diagnosed with Schizophrenia in the Western world until it was found that their behaviour was completely acceptable in relation to the cultural rules they were used to living by. This definition is especially vulnerable to ...

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