What did Laing consider schizophrenia to be?
Normal adjustment
Genetic disorder
Chemical imbalance
Brain damage
Answer
Normal adjustment. Laing believed that schizophrenia was not a disease, but rather a normal response to an abnormal environment. He argued that the symptoms of schizophrenia, such as delusions and hallucinations, were not signs of illness, but rather attempts to make sense of a confusing and hostile world.
Unlocking Minds: The Unconventional World of R. D. Laing
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