1. Eccentric or Mentally Ill?

2. Eccentrics
“A person who deviates from an established behavior pattern”
Eccentricity is free will, typically causing pleasure
Aware of their differences

3. Example
Example: Le Pétomane was the stage name of the French flatulist and entertainer Joseph Pujol. He was famous for his remarkable control of the abdominal muscles, which enabled him to seemingly fart at will.

4. Characteristics Nonconforming Creative Strongly curious
Obsessed with a hobby
Intelligent
Unusual eating or living habits
Single
Eldest or only child
Bad speller
Not interested in opinions/company of others
Opinionated and outspoken

5. Famous eccentrics Ben Franklin
Took “air baths”, sitting naked in front of an open window for his health
Alexander Graham Bell
Covered the windows of his out to keep out the rays of the moon
Tried to teach his dog how to talk

6. Mental Illness Mental Illness is forced upon a person
Typically causes suffering
Do not identify differences from others

7. Four D’s Deviance: Emotions and thoughts that violate societal norms
Distress: Emotions and behaviors cause suffering
Dysfunction: Cannot care for themselves properly or participate in society
Danger: Behavior becomes dangerous to oneself or others

8. Famous People
Abraham Lincoln The revered sixteenth President of the United States suffered from severe and incapacitating depressions that occasionally led to thoughts of suicide,