A man voluntarily lives outside in a chicken coop. He likes living there, although it really bothers his mother. He is happy with his living arrangements, and his living arrangements have not caused a problem with his employment or friendships. Does he have a psychological disorder?
thoughts? recall that a psychological disorder is: "an ongoing dysfunctional pattern of thought, emotion, and behaviour that causes significant distress, and that is considered deviant in that person’s culture or society " based on this definition, is his behavior enough to be a psychological disorder, rather than just eccentric behavior? reference: https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontopsychology/chapter/12-1-psychological-disorder-what-makes-a-behavior-abnormal/
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