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There are normative ranges but being outside of such a range alone is usually not enough for a diagnosis. Especially in the arena of mental illness, "abnormal" behavior must also present as interfering with life to earn someone a diagnosis as nearly everyone has some "abnormal" behavior and it would be counter productive to literally diagnose everyone.


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