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extreme (here)

English translation: extreme form of normal behaviour

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English term or phrase:extreme (here)
Selected answer:extreme form of normal behaviour
Entered by: liz askew

15:55 May 2, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / psychology/forms
English term or phrase: extreme (here)
This is another document in US English.
One of the classifications used (in a range of multiple choice answers for each item on this form) is
'....may be extreme of normal' (eg when talking about 'garbled speech', or reduction in range of emotions).
I would be inclined to add 'one' - 'may be one extreme of normal', but as this phrase appears throughout the form, I'd like to know if this is an accepted psychological term (in UK English) or not.
mportal
Local time: 09:16
extreme form of normal behaviour
Explanation:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pscyhology forms extreme of...

It would be useful were you to give an example of the questions leading up to this type of answer

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Note added at 16 mins (2012-05-02 16:12:00 GMT)
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Students will appreciate your interest, concern, and willingness to listen. ... Impaired speech or garbled and disjointed; High levels of irritability, including unruly, aggressive, violent and/or abrasive behavior; Dramatic weight gain or loss; Normal emotions that are displayed to an extreme degree or for a prolonged period of ...
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:16
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3 +6extreme form of normal behaviour
liz askew
Summary of reference entries provided
Cf. PANSS
Alison MacG

  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
extreme form of normal behaviour


Explanation:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pscyhology forms extreme of...

It would be useful were you to give an example of the questions leading up to this type of answer

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Note added at 16 mins (2012-05-02 16:12:00 GMT)
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www.du.edu/duhealth/.../faculty-staff-resources-referrals.h...
Students will appreciate your interest, concern, and willingness to listen. ... Impaired speech or garbled and disjointed; High levels of irritability, including unruly, aggressive, violent and/or abrasive behavior; Dramatic weight gain or loss; Normal emotions that are displayed to an extreme degree or for a prolonged period of ...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88
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Notes to answerer
Asker: These are the first two possible responses in two of the items on the form: '1. Normal range of emotion 2. Minimal reduction in range, may be extreme of normal and: 1. Normal modulations of affect 2. Minimal reduction of modulation, may be extreme of normal


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: Yes. They also have the peculiar habit of spelling behaviour as behavior.
2 mins
  -> Cheers! Sometimes the Americans can be a little too economic with language:)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): or 'marginally normal' but better to stick closely to the source in this case.
30 mins
agree  Erik Matson
1 hr
agree  Lucie Maruniakova
1 hr
agree  Charles Davis
5 hrs
agree  Phong Le
3 days 23 hrs
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Reference comments


17 hrs
Reference: Cf. PANSS

Reference information:
"may be extreme of normal" might be read as an abbreviated form of "may be at the extreme end of the normal range" or "may be at the upper extreme of normal limits" as used here:

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE (PANSS) RATING CRITERIA
A rating of 2 (minimal) denotes questionable or subtle or suspected pathology, or it also may allude to the extreme end of the normal range.
2 Minimal - Questionable pathology; may be at the upper extreme of normal limits
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:HahqgbhPmdsJ:emot...

Alison MacG
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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