What are the criteria that must be considered in order to determine if one’s abnormal behavior can be diagnosed as a psychological disorder?

First of all, in order for an abnormal behaviour to be diagnosed as a psychological disorder its symptoms have to be persistent and, secondly, they have to impede everyday personal functioning. If an abnormal behaviour doesn't constrain or impair someone's life, then it's not a psychological disorder. For example, if someone is obsessed with washing his hands and he wants to wash them every once in a while because he thinks they're dirty, this isn't a psychological disorder as long as it doesn't influence his personal life in a negative way. If, on the other hand, this habit makes the specific person isolate himself from social contact because he thinks that people are going to make his hands dirty, then this is a behaviour which constrains him in a way, changing his personal life, and it could be considered a psychological disorder.

"in order to determine if abnormal behavior can be considered a psychological disorder, it must be determined that the behavior is persistent, goes against the rules of society, causes significant discomfort, is maladaptive, or poses a danger to the individual or others." -edg

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

d) sarah's natural reaction to being accepted into college suggests that she has no other dreams.