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The three most common bases for judging normality are: (1) subjective bases, (2) statistical bases, and (3) materialistic bases. These bases are listed in the inverse order of reliability and value. The first is very unreliable, for standards of what constitutes normality vary from person to person, and the more subjective they are, the greater will be the variability. The second basis is much better than the first in that it involves a comparison of the individual in question with the others of his group and offers a fairly objective standard of normality, so that abnormality can be spoken of in terms of the amount of deviation from this standard. The third basis is the ideal one for determining abnormalities, for it does so in terms of very definite bodily disturbances and underlying causes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)