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In order to discuss if the three scenarios are actual instances of abnormal behavior and if is should have a diagnosis, one has to be able to recognize the presence of disorders. Some mental disorders exhibit several psychotic symptoms, and other disorders are more subtle variations on normal experience. Most mental disorders are typically defined by a set of characteristic features; one symptom by itself is seldom sufficient to make a diagnosis. Each symptom is taken to be a fallible, or imperfect, indicator of the presence of the disorder. The significance of any specific features depends on whether the person also exhibits additional behaviors that are important. Many unusual behaviors and inexplicable experiences are short lived; if we ignore them, they go away, but some forms of problematic behavior are not transient and they eventually interfere with the person's social and occupational functioning.
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