Adaptive And Abnormal Behavior

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Moreover when we think about adaptive and abnormal behavior we have to ask yourself a questions where is that line that would differentiate the two behaviors. Each individual person comes from different cultures, different households and different religious practices. What others do might not be normal to us or abnormal to us in away, but to them it's a typically adaptive behavior. As I see and think about the abnormal behavior i picture two different categories of it. First category would be a person like a mentioned before in a Brooklyn College campus setting etc. A person who is not harming anyone around them but practicing an abnormal behavior such as walk in to the wedding wearing swimming suit that in my eyes would be consider an abnormal …show more content…

I'm from Ukraine (Europe) I'm Christian and part Jewish we have many different traditions. Growing up in Ukraine until the eighth grade I learned many activities, as well as practices. Then eventually I moved to America where everything is the total opposite. The behaviors i was exposed living here were quiet different than what I was exposed to being raised in Ukraine. First thing i knows it is when I went out to eat with my parents we finished our dinner and it was time to pay. After the bill was paid my father end up leaving extra money i was not sure why that was until he explained it to me. In Ukraine and few other European countries "tip" shouldn't be offered and given. In would mean that your being rude, you should be served without an expectation of extra money. Furthermore American people like to be really loud and laugh loud as well. While doing that they tend to open their mouth. Well when i was exposed to that I was not sure how to take that behavior. Over time i got used to it and now I don't even pay a slight attention. I typically would consider that impolite especially if a lady is doing it. Also coughing, yawning and not closing your mouth would demonstrate that the individual has no manners. Another great and my favorite example would be punctuality. This is one of my favorites …show more content…

As a young boy (man )ages 13 and up for the rest of their life every morning they have to put on Tefillin .Tefillin is a small black leather boxes that contain scrolls of parchment that has a religious writing on it. This is a religious purpose that Jewish boy (man) has to pray everyday expect Saturdays. Saturday is a Shabbat dinner that's the only reason you are not allowed to pray that day. Also Jewish people have Shabbat dinners every Friday nights. The more religious Jewish people starts their Shabbat every Friday when the sun sets and they end it the next day Saturday when the sun sets. Furthermore within those 24 hours they are not allowed to use any type of electricity, dive , they can't go to work , can't do any activities, and they cannot shower. The candle has to be lit every Friday before Shabbat dinner

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