The objective of this study was to investigate the shortcomings of today's psychological views about the normality and abnormality criteria and explaining those from the Islamic view. The questions were: a) what are the today's psychological views about the normality and abnormality criteria? b) what are the normality and abnormality criteria from the Islamic view? This study is a descriptive-analytical research. The data were collected from some related texts and then described and analyzed. The study results showed that a) in the today's psychology, there is not a precise agreement on the normality and abnormality criteria; b) there are lots of shortcomings in regard to the criteria presented by researchers; c) some those shortcomings are: not being general about all human societies and not being stable in different periods of time and culture; d) in the Islamic view, normality comes from the human nature and abnormality comes from the adventitious factors; e) from the Islamic view, some abnormality criteria are: not being accepted by the majority of human society, being in disagreement with the ethical principles, and being problematic.
Faghihi, A. N., Sharifi, F., & Panahi Talkhestani, S. (2014). A Study of the Shortcomings of Today's Psychological Views about the Normality and Abnormality Criteria and Explaining Those from the Islamic View. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 8(14), 105-128.
MLA
Ali Naghi Faghihi; Fatimah Sharifi; Saeideh Panahi Talkhestani. "A Study of the Shortcomings of Today's Psychological Views about the Normality and Abnormality Criteria and Explaining Those from the Islamic View". Studies in Islam and Psychology, 8, 14, 2014, 105-128.
HARVARD
Faghihi, A. N., Sharifi, F., Panahi Talkhestani, S. (2014). 'A Study of the Shortcomings of Today's Psychological Views about the Normality and Abnormality Criteria and Explaining Those from the Islamic View', Studies in Islam and Psychology, 8(14), pp. 105-128.
VANCOUVER
Faghihi, A. N., Sharifi, F., Panahi Talkhestani, S. A Study of the Shortcomings of Today's Psychological Views about the Normality and Abnormality Criteria and Explaining Those from the Islamic View. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 2014; 8(14): 105-128.
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