The fact that homosexuality was once on the American Psychiatric Association list of psychological disorders and now is not on the list specifically illustrates the variability of the ____ criterion for distinguishing between normal and abnormal behavior.?
a. ?“personal distress”
b. ?“not typical”
c. ?“violation of social norms”
d. ?“level of impairment”
ANSWER:
c
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