2.4 Danger
Psychological dysfunctioning is behavior that becomes dangerous to one or others. A pattern of dysfunctioning marked by hostility, carelessness, poor judgement or misinterpretations that could jeopardize individual own wellbeing or many people.
As a result of violating social norms and endangering the general public an individual will be promptly upgraded from abnormal to mentally ill (Blackburn, 1997). Mental health professionals are often called on to determine whether an individual is dangerous, and more than likely will be part of a legal proceeding to assess whether the individual should be incarcerated in order to protect the public or the individual. Predicting violent behaviour is very difficult and often professionals prepare
Psychological dysfunctioning is behavior that becomes dangerous to one or others. A pattern of dysfunctioning marked by hostility, carelessness, poor judgement or misinterpretations that could jeopardize individual own wellbeing or many people.
As a result of violating social norms and endangering the general public an individual will be promptly upgraded from abnormal to mentally ill (Blackburn, 1997). Mental health professionals are often called on to determine whether an individual is dangerous, and more than likely will be part of a legal proceeding to assess whether the individual should be incarcerated in order to protect the public or the individual. Predicting violent behaviour is very difficult and often professionals prepare