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#579 Valerie Hardcastle: The Self, Consciousness, Pain, and Abnormal Psychology

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Is It Possible to Strictly Distinguish Between Normal and Abnormal Psychiatric Conditions?

Is it possibly to strictly distinguish between normal and abnormal psychological conditions? I think there are some that are very clear, clearly delineated. There are other cases where i think, no, it's not at all clear. People want to talk about as a malfunction, maybe, of our reward system. But the truth is, every aspect of a diction that we understand,. The obsessive engaging in the substance of choice onow, the compulsive behavior, or impulsive behavior  is just how our learning system functions.

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