Abnormal Psychology (09/22/2005)

[crazyvampchick]

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The classroom is dark, with the shades pulled down and the windows underneath it painted black. The electric lights have not been turned on, but instead candelabras have been lit and placed throughout the classroom. On the desk sits a blonde, fair-skinned, rosy-cheeked porcelain doll in a black dress. The doll is missing its eyes. Behind the desk is a chalkboard that has been covered completely with scribbles of various colors of chalk.

Drusilla stands in the front of the room, waiting for her students to attend.

"Lesson one," she says simply as they walk in and take their seats. On each desk is a photocopy of a chapter of a psychology text on various psychological disorders and a sheet entitled "HOMEWORK: Find a picture of insanity."

"Understanding insanity. How do you understand it? How do you define it? Discuss. Ask questions of each other and of me. And remember--" She gestures to the doll and smiles. "Miss Edith will be watching for troublemakers. And I'm absolutely brutal about detentions."

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[pure-blooddraco.livejournal.com]

"Insanity is just a term used for someone who doesn't think and act in a way society accepts. It's a matter of opinion. One person can be deemed insane by one person and be completely normal by the next. The same goes for sanity. It's all a matter of opinion. And usually the person who has the most power has the final say in whether someone is insane or not.

[medusae-x.livejournal.com]

Duce gives the extremely blond kid a curious look, "Strange, that's how we'd define deviance. How do you differentiate between insanity and deviance?"

[crazyvampchick]

"Do you have power?" she asks. "Do people believe you if you call someone insane?" She grins at Draco. "Is it one person who does that, or everyone? And how do they decide?"