Beethoven Abnormality

The concept of abnormality can be imprecise and difficult to define. However, a person’s trait can be classified as abnormal if it is rare or statistically unusual. Therefore, every culture has standards for certain behaviors, or what we refer to as socially acceptable norms. Norms are ways of behaving in a society according to the majority and those members of a society who do not think and behave like everyone else. Hence, they break these norms so are often defined as abnormal. Also, a person can be considered abnormal if he/ or she are unable to cope with the demands of their everyday life. This can be from suffering, a danger to oneself, stands out, are unpredictable and have loss of control of one’s life, irrational, or if they violate any morals or social
Although, Beethoven was one of the notable composer, he did suffer from many physical ailments, as well as vary mental illnesses and deviant behaviors. Hence, a lot of his mental illnesses came from his early life experiences that contributed to his diseases. Beethoven had bipolar disorder, which is a brain disorder that can alter the state of mania and depression known as “episodes”. The symptoms of this mania episodes are: extreme irritability, provocative, intrusive, or aggressive behavior, increased energy, activity, and restlessness. Hence, it also consists of drug abuse, or alcohol abuse, distractibility, racing thoughts, and poor judgement, He wore his emotions on his sleeve, as well as he suffered from severe episodes of depression and had suicidal thoughts. He had episodes of extreme happiness, and floods of ideas one minute. Hence, the next minute, he could have fits of anger, which he would lashed out at others. He had very unstable moods, which was a part of his bipolar disorder. He had many affairs, which developed, which to his love of alcohol that he later died