Assignment task:
This course has explained that psychological functioning is classified as either: adaptive and healthy or maladaptive and unhealthy. Do you think it's reasonable to only have these 2 categories? Explain your reasoning and support your position.
In your opinion, does the field of psychology create a mandate for conformity by distinguishing certain types of functioning as normal and other types as abnormal? Or does it succeed in basing these distinctions on what is actually best for individuals and communities? Explain your reasoning and support your position.