Problem: In light of the purposes and methods of definition covered in this chapter, assess the following definitions. So figure out what purpose of definition (essential, reportive, stipulative) you think is being pursued in the passage of question 1 and which method of definition (Genus-species, synonym, ostensive, operational, contextual) is being used and explain your thinking a little. Then explain if you think it is a good definition, given the different ways of assessing essential, reportive and stipulative definitions. Then discuss any potential faults you can discern in the definition.
A psychological disorder is any personal way of perceiving or interpreting events which is used repeatedly in spite of its consistent failure