Mental imbalances

Many mental imbalances are also fairly easy to detect within minutes, based on outward appearance, behavior, and conversation. People who suffer from severe depression tend to remain stooped and look sad;they speak in a slow, monotonous way; depreciate their own lives and perspectives. Schizophrenic people tend to be dirty, messed up and dressed in too many layers of clothing; show gaits and weird mannerisms; speech is sometimes incoherent, disconnected, and delirious. Other easily observable signs characterize people suffering from anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, autism, anorexia, narcolepsy, and most personality disorders. Only a few mental disorders are actually difficult to identify through superficial interaction: psychopathies, specific phobias, disorders and sexual dysfunctions, as well as some addictions. When it comes to judging the sanity of others, most experienced adults are fairly accurate. We may not be able to diagnose each peculiarity using the current psychiatric terms, but the basic difference between normal and abnormal behavior is evident.

Excerpt from the book Darwin goes shopping for Geoffrey Miller

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