‘Premaya Nam’; a psychological movie to change stereotypes BY Ashoke Priyadarshana – Psychologist Abnormal Psychology and DSM Defining ‘abnormality’ would be a tough nut to crack even in the field of psychology since the manner in which people behave seems to be different from a culture to another; and as it is hard to draw a concrete conclusion about what abnormality is. Abnormal psychology which is one of the most popular branches in modern psychology is primarily focused on abnormal behaviours manifested in human beings and the symptoms and the syndrome of mental illnesses and mental disorders. Diagnostic statistical Manual of Disorders ( DSM) which is also known a standard manual that lists all the classifications of mental disorders is globally accepted by many in spite of cultural differences; yet , it has also been argued that classification of mental illnesses should be culturally sensitive because what has been generalized as mental illnesses may not be necessarily...
