What is a psychological disorder

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Create your personal definition of what a psychological disorder is. Yes, your book gives you this information, but I am interested in how you would define a psychological disorder yourself.

Then, identify two specific behaviors that a person could do. One behavior that is strange but not indicative of a disorder, and the second that is indicative of a disorder. For example:
An 80-year-old woman spends every day at the neighborhood skate park. She shreds it in her sport wheelchair. On rainy days or when family is over and she can't get to the park, she becomes grumpy.
Same woman, but this time she wants to stop going to the skate park. She hurt herself in the past and is scared of doing permanent damage next time she falls. She keeps going - she just can't stop herself.

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